Arizona Shrew vs Fruit Fly

Sorex arizonae compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Shrew	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Sorex	Urophora
Species	Sorex arizonae	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Shrew and Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Shrew	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Arizona Shrew

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.