scarce heath vs small heath

Coenonympha hero compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• scarce heath is Endangered while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	scarce heath	small heath
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	Coenonympha	Coenonympha
Species	Coenonympha hero	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

scarce heath and small heath share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenonympha.

Conservation Status

scarce heath

EN — Endangered

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	scarce heath	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

scarce heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

スモールヒース(Coenonympha pamphilus)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されている。分布域全体にわたって広く分布し個体数が豊富で、個体数は安定しており直接的な保全上の懸念はない。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 20 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇦 Ukraine