Greater Chinese Mole vs Stinking iris

Euroscaptor grandis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Chinese Mole	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Talpidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Euroscaptor	Iris
Species	Euroscaptor grandis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Chinese Mole	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Chinese Mole

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).