Lowe's Shrew vs Scuttle fly

Chodsigoa parca compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Phoridae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Megaselia
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Lowe's Shrew and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe's Shrew	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).