Gray-bellied dunnart vs heath fritillary

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Melitaea
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied dunnart and heath fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	heath fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).