Bearded Iris vs Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Iris germanica compared with Mops nanulus

Key Differences

• Bearded Iris is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Iris	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Molossidae
Genus	Iris	Mops
Species	Iris germanica	Mops nanulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bearded Iris and Dwarf Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bearded Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Iris	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Iris

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Iris

The Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a species in the genus Iris. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.