Fruit Fly vs Malayan Water Shrew

Urophora cardui compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Fruit Fly is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit Fly	Malayan Water 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	Urophora	Chimarrogale
Species	Urophora cardui	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.