Hump-backed fly vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Megaselia rufipes compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hump-backed fly	Peninsular 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	Chaetodipus
Species	Megaselia rufipes	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hump-backed fly	Peninsular 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.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.