Aplomado Falcon vs small tortoiseshell

Falco femoralis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Aplomado Falcon is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aplomado Falcon	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Falconidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Falco	Aglais
Species	Falco femoralis	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Aplomado Falcon and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Aplomado Falcon

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aplomado Falcon	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aplomado Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Aplomado Falcon

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) 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.

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