Flat-skulled Shrew vs Fruit Fly

Sorex roboratus compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled 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	Sorex	Urophora
Species	Sorex roboratus	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled 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.