heath fritillary vs Ornate Flying Fox

Melitaea athalia compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Ornate Flying Fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Melitaea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Melitaea athalia	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

heath fritillary and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Ornate Flying Fox
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).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.