Japanese Short-tailed Bat vs Stinking iris

Eptesicus japonensis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Short-tailed Bat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Iris
Species	Eptesicus japonensis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Short-tailed Bat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Short-tailed Bat	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

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).