Iris bleu d'Allemagne vs Elegant Water Shrew

Iris germanica compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Iris bleu d'Allemagne is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iris bleu d'Allemagne	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Iris	Nectogale
Species	Iris germanica	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Iris bleu d'Allemagne and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Iris bleu d'Allemagne

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iris bleu d'Allemagne	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iris bleu d'Allemagne

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iris bleu d'Allemagne

The Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a species in the genus Iris. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.