Crinan Ear vs saltern ear

Amphipoea crinanensis compared with Amphipoea fucosa

Key Differences

• Crinan Ear is Near Threatened while saltern ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crinan Ear	saltern ear
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	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus same	Amphipoea	Amphipoea
Species	Amphipoea crinanensis	Amphipoea fucosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Crinan Ear and saltern ear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amphipoea.

Conservation Status

Crinan Ear

NT — Near Threatened

saltern ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crinan Ear	saltern ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crinan Ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

saltern ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden