House fly vs Oriente Cave Rat

Hydrotaea aenescens compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• House fly is Not Evaluated while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House fly	Oriente Cave Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Hydrotaea	Boromys
Species	Hydrotaea aenescens	Boromys offella

Evolutionary Relationship

House fly and Oriente Cave Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House fly	Oriente Cave Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

Oriente Cave Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.