Kleiner Mohrenfalter vs Felsenmohrenfalter

Erebia melampus compared with Erebia gorge

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Mohrenfalter	Felsenmohrenfalter
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	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia melampus	Erebia gorge

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleiner Mohrenfalter and Felsenmohrenfalter share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

Kleiner Mohrenfalter

LC — Least Concern

Felsenmohrenfalter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Mohrenfalter	Felsenmohrenfalter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleiner Mohrenfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Felsenmohrenfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇨🇭 Switzerland