VU — Vulnerable

Scarce Heath

Coenonympha hero

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

32

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Nymphalidae

Genus

Coenonympha

Scarce Heath belongs to the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.

06 — Range

Found in 32 Countries

AustriaBelarusBelgiumBulgariaChinaCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryJapanKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMongoliaNetherlandsNorth KoreaNorwayPolandRomaniaRussiaSlovakiaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanUkraineUzbekistan
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Scarce Heath (Coenonympha hero). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/scarce-heath

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