Lesser Spotted Fritillary vs Paucident planigale

Melitaea trivia compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spotted 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 trivia	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spotted Fritillary and Paucident planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spotted Fritillary	Paucident planigale
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).

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.