heath fritillary vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Melitaea athalia compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Lesser Ghost 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Melitaea	Diclidurus
Species	Melitaea athalia	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

heath fritillary and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Lesser Ghost 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).

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.