Hump-backed fly vs Little Pocket Mouse

Megaselia rufipes compared with Perognathus longimembris

Key Differences

• Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated while Little Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hump-backed fly	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phoridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Megaselia	Perognathus
Species	Megaselia rufipes	Perognathus longimembris

Evolutionary Relationship

Hump-backed fly and Little Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hump-backed fly	Little Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.