Freyer's Fritillary vs Gemeiner Scheckenfalter

Melitaea arduinna compared with Melitaea cinxia

Key Differences

• Freyer's Fritillary is Least Concern while Gemeiner Scheckenfalter is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freyer's Fritillary	Gemeiner Scheckenfalter
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	Melitaea	Melitaea
Species	Melitaea arduinna	Melitaea cinxia

Evolutionary Relationship

Freyer's Fritillary and Gemeiner Scheckenfalter share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Conservation Status

Freyer's Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Gemeiner Scheckenfalter

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freyer's Fritillary	Gemeiner Scheckenfalter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freyer's Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Gemeiner Scheckenfalter

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gemeiner Scheckenfalter

glanville fritellary (Melitaea cinxia) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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