heath fritillary vs Jentink's Duiker

Melitaea athalia compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Melitaea	Cephalophus
Species	Melitaea athalia	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

heath fritillary and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.