heath fritillary vs Maxwell's Duiker

Melitaea athalia compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Maxwell'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	Philantomba
Species	Melitaea athalia	Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Maxwell'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).

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.