Spotted Sandpiper vs Stinking iris

Actitis macularius compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Scolopacidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Actitis	Iris
Species	Actitis macularius	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States