heath fritillary vs Ooldea dunnart

Melitaea athalia compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Ooldea 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 ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Ooldea 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).

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.