small tortoiseshell vs Yellowbelly toad

Aglais urticae compared with Bombina variegata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellowbelly toad is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yellowbelly toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Amphibia (برمائيات)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Anura (ضفدع)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Bombinatoridae
Genus	Aglais	Bombina
Species	Aglais urticae	Bombina variegata

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Yellowbelly toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellowbelly toad

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yellowbelly toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Yellowbelly toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom