heath fritillary vs puma

Melitaea athalia compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• heath fritillary is Extinct while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath fritillary	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Melitaea	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Melitaea athalia	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath fritillary	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.