heath fritillary vs Jamaican fruit bat

Melitaea athalia compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Jamaican fruit 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	Melitaea	Artibeus
Species	Melitaea athalia	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

heath fritillary and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.