Giant Mole Shrew vs Stinking iris

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Iris
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).