Blue Bottle Fly vs Chinese Shrew

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Blue Bottle Fly is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Calliphoridae	Soricidae
Genus	Calliphora	Sorex
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Sorex sinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and Chinese Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Bottle Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Bottle Fly

The Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) is a species in the genus Calliphora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.