House fly vs Jungle Shrew

Hydrotaea aenescens compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• House fly is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House 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	Muscidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydrotaea	Suncus
Species	Hydrotaea aenescens	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

House fly and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House fly	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.