Kirk's dik-dik vs spotted fritillary

Madoqua kirkii compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kirk's dik-dik	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Madoqua	Melitaea
Species	Madoqua kirkii	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Kirk's dik-dik and spotted fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kirk's dik-dik	spotted fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kirk's dik-dik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).