heath fritillary vs Paucident planigale

Melitaea athalia compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	Paucident planigale
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	Planigale
Species	Melitaea athalia	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	Paucident planigale
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).

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.