La Palma Grayling vs Striped Grayling

Hipparchia tilosi compared with Hipparchia fidia

Key Differences

• La Palma Grayling is Vulnerable while Striped Grayling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	La Palma Grayling	Striped Grayling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Hipparchia	Hipparchia
Species	Hipparchia tilosi	Hipparchia fidia

Evolutionary Relationship

La Palma Grayling and Striped Grayling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hipparchia.

Conservation Status

La Palma Grayling

VU — Vulnerable

Striped Grayling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	La Palma Grayling	Striped Grayling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

La Palma Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Striped Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain