heath fritillary vs Lowe's Shrew

Melitaea athalia compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Soricidae
Genus	Melitaea	Chodsigoa
Species	Melitaea athalia	Chodsigoa parca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Lowe's Shrew
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).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.