Cretan Small Heath vs Perlgrasfalter

Coenonympha thyrsis compared with Coenonympha arcania

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Small Heath	Perlgrasfalter
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 thyrsis	Coenonympha arcania

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Perlgrasfalter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

Perlgrasfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (36 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece