Fruit Fly vs Mulot Pygmée

Urophora cardui compared with Apodemus uralensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit Fly	Mulot Pygmée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tephritidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Urophora	Apodemus
Species	Urophora cardui	Apodemus uralensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fruit Fly and Mulot Pygmée share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Mulot Pygmée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Mulot Pygmée
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Mulot Pygmée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.