glanville fritellary vs Grisons Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia compared with Melitaea varia

Key Differences

• glanville fritellary is Critically Endangered while Grisons Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	glanville fritellary	Grisons Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Melitaea	Melitaea
Species	Melitaea cinxia	Melitaea varia

Evolutionary Relationship

glanville fritellary and Grisons Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melitaea.

Conservation Status

glanville fritellary

CR — Critically Endangered

Grisons Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	glanville fritellary	Grisons Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

glanville fritellary

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.

Grisons Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

glanville fritellary

グランビルヒョウモン（Melitaea cinxia）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧IA類（CR）に分類される。深刻な個体数の減少と生息地の喪失により、野生での絶滅リスクが非常に高い状態にある。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland