Corsican Heath vs Cretan Small Heath

Coenonympha corinna compared with Coenonympha thyrsis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corsican Heath	Cretan Small Heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Coenonympha	Coenonympha
Species	Coenonympha corinna	Coenonympha thyrsis

Evolutionary Relationship

Corsican Heath and Cretan Small Heath share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenonympha.

Conservation Status

Corsican Heath

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corsican Heath	Cretan Small Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corsican Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Italy.

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.