Chestnut-coloured Carpet vs spruce carpet

Thera cognata compared with Thera britannica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	spruce carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Geometridae	Geometridae
Genus same	Thera	Thera
Species	Thera cognata	Thera britannica

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-coloured Carpet and spruce carpet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thera.

Conservation Status

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

LC — Least Concern

spruce carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	spruce carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

spruce carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata) is a species in the genus Thera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden