Blue Bottle Fly vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Ecuadorean Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Cryptotis equatoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Ecuadorean Small-eared 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).

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.