Common Ringlet vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Coenonympha tullia compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Common Ringlet is Extinct while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ringlet	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Coenonympha	Artibeus
Species	Coenonympha tullia	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ringlet and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Ringlet

EX — Extinct

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ringlet	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (27 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Common Ringlet

Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List. This species has been declared extinct, with no known living individuals remaining in the wild or in captivity.