False Dotted Border vs Hispaniolan Solenodon

Belenois thysa compared with Solenodon paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Hispaniolan Solenodon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pieridae	Solenodontidae
Genus	Belenois	Solenodon
Species	Belenois thysa	Solenodon paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Hispaniolan Solenodon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Hispaniolan Solenodon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Hispaniolan Solenodon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Hispaniolan Solenodon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.