Buffy Pipit vs Cretan Small Heath

Anthus vaalensis compared with Coenonympha thyrsis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Pipit	Cretan Small Heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Motacillidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anthus	Coenonympha
Species	Anthus vaalensis	Coenonympha thyrsis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffy Pipit and Cretan Small Heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffy Pipit

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Pipit	Cretan Small Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffy Pipit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

Buffy Pipit

The Buffy Pipit (Anthus vaalensis) is a species in the genus Anthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.