marsh fritillary vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Euphydryas aurinia compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• marsh fritillary is Extinct while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh fritillary	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Thyropteridae
Genus	Euphydryas	Thyroptera
Species	Euphydryas aurinia	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

marsh fritillary and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

marsh fritillary

EX — Extinct

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh fritillary	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 countries).

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

marsh fritillary

marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List. This species has been declared extinct, with no known living individuals remaining in the wild or in captivity.