Lesser Spotted Fritillary vs Malayan Water Shrew

Melitaea trivia compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Lesser Spotted Fritillary is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Soricidae
Genus	Melitaea	Chimarrogale
Species	Melitaea trivia	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spotted Fritillary and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.