Cameroonian Shrew vs Fruit Fly

Crocidura picea compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian 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	Crocidura	Urophora
Species	Crocidura picea	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian 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.

Cameroonian Shrew

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.