Freyer’S Fritillary vs Iberian Mole

Melitaea phoebe compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freyer’S Fritillary	Iberian Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Talpidae
Genus	Melitaea	Talpa
Species	Melitaea phoebe	Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Freyer’S Fritillary and Iberian Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Freyer’S Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freyer’S Fritillary	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freyer’S Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (32 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.