Alpenwidderchen vs Gewöhnliches Widderchen

Zygaena exulans compared with Zygaena filipendulae

Key Differences

• Alpenwidderchen is Least Concern while Gewöhnliches Widderchen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpenwidderchen	Gewöhnliches Widderchen
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	Zygaenidae	Zygaenidae
Genus same	Zygaena	Zygaena
Species	Zygaena exulans	Zygaena filipendulae

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpenwidderchen and Gewöhnliches Widderchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zygaena.

Conservation Status

Alpenwidderchen

LC — Least Concern

Gewöhnliches Widderchen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpenwidderchen	Gewöhnliches Widderchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpenwidderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Gewöhnliches Widderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland