heath fritillary vs Long-tailed dunnart

Melitaea athalia compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Long-tailed dunnart
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).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.