Spotted Sandpiper vs Timofeev's Iris

Actitis macularius compared with Iris timofejewii

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while Timofeev's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Timofeev's 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 timofejewii

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and Timofeev's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Timofeev's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Timofeev's 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).

Timofeev's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.