Red-billed Emerald vs small tortoiseshell

Chlorostilbon gibsoni compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Red-billed Emerald is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Emerald	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Apodiformes (سماميات)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Trochilidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Aglais
Species	Chlorostilbon gibsoni	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Emerald and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Red-billed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Emerald	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-billed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway