Common Ringlet vs Gato-do-mato

Coenonympha tullia compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Common Ringlet is Extinct while Gato-do-mato is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ringlet	Gato-do-mato
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Coenonympha	Leopardus
Species	Coenonympha tullia	Leopardus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ringlet and Gato-do-mato share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Ringlet

EX — Extinct

Gato-do-mato

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ringlet	Gato-do-mato
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).

Gato-do-mato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.