Blood Iris vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Iris sanguinea compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Blood Iris is Not Evaluated while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blood Iris	Flat-skulled 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	Sorex
Species	Iris sanguinea	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blood Iris and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blood Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blood Iris	Flat-skulled 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.

Flat-skulled 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.