heath fritillary vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Melitaea athalia compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cricetidae
Genus	Melitaea	Alticola
Species	Melitaea athalia	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

heath fritillary and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Lemming Mountain Vole
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).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.