Common Ringlet vs Machín Blanco de Occidente

Coenonympha tullia compared with Cebus aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Common Ringlet is Extinct while Machín Blanco de Occidente is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ringlet	Machín Blanco de Occidente
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cebidae
Genus	Coenonympha	Cebus
Species	Coenonympha tullia	Cebus aequatorialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ringlet and Machín Blanco de Occidente share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Ringlet

EX — Extinct

Machín Blanco de Occidente

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ringlet	Machín Blanco de Occidente
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (27 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Machín Blanco de Occidente

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Ringlet

La ninfa común (Coenonympha tullia) está clasificada como Extinta (EX) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Esta especie ha sido declarada extinta, sin individuos vivos conocidos en estado silvestre ni en cautividad.