African Ansellia vs Stinking iris

Ansellia africana compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• African Ansellia is Vulnerable while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ansellia	Stinking iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Orchidaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ansellia	Iris
Species	Ansellia africana	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

African Ansellia

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ansellia	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ansellia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

African Ansellia

The African Ansellia (Ansellia africana) is a species in the genus Ansellia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.