Cretan Small Heath vs Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

Coenonympha thyrsis compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Small Heath	Kleines Wiesenvögelchen
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 pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Small Heath	Kleines Wiesenvögelchen
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.

Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece