Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cherry Vinegar Fly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Drosophila suzukii

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Cherry Vinegar Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cherry Vinegar Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Drosophila
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Drosophila suzukii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Cherry Vinegar Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cherry Vinegar Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cherry Vinegar Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Vinegar Fly

The Cherry Vinegar Fly (Drosophila suzukii) is a species in the genus Drosophila. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.