Cherry Fruit Fly vs Jungle Shrew

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tephritidae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhagoletis	Suncus
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.