Aetherie Fritillary vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Melitaea aetherie compared with Marmosops parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aetherie Fritillary	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Didelphidae
Genus	Melitaea	Marmosops
Species	Melitaea aetherie	Marmosops parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Aetherie Fritillary and Delicate Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Aetherie Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aetherie Fritillary	Delicate Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aetherie Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Aetherie Fritillary

The Aetherie Fritillary (Melitaea aetherie) is a species in the genus Melitaea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Italy, Portugal, and Spain.