Canary Red Admiral vs Red Admiral

Vanessa vulcania compared with Vanessa atalanta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canary Red Admiral	Red Admiral
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Vanessa	Vanessa
Species	Vanessa vulcania	Vanessa atalanta

Evolutionary Relationship

Canary Red Admiral and Red Admiral share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vanessa.

Conservation Status

Canary Red Admiral

LC — Least Concern

Red Admiral

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canary Red Admiral	Red Admiral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canary Red Admiral

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Red Admiral

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (41 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

Canary Red Admiral

The Canary Red Admiral (Vanessa vulcania) is a species in the genus Vanessa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Red Admiral

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain