Common Ringlet vs Dusky Heath

Coenonympha tullia compared with Coenonympha dorus

Key Differences

• Common Ringlet is Extinct while Dusky Heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ringlet	Dusky Heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Coenonympha	Coenonympha
Species	Coenonympha tullia	Coenonympha dorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ringlet and Dusky Heath share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenonympha.

Conservation Status

Common Ringlet

EX — Extinct

Dusky Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ringlet	Dusky Heath
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).

Dusky Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Common Ringlet

A borboleta-das-campinas (Coenonympha tullia) está classificada como Extinta (EX) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Esta espécie foi declarada extinta, sem indivíduos vivos conhecidos na natureza ou em cativeiro.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland