Blood Iris vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Iris sanguinea compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Key Differences

• Blood Iris is Not Evaluated while Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blood Iris	Chinese Mole Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Iris	Anourosorex
Species	Iris sanguinea	Anourosorex squamipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Blood Iris and Chinese Mole Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blood Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blood Iris	Chinese Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blood Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blood Iris

The Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.