Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog vs small tortoiseshell

Fejervarya limnocharis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Fejervarya	Aglais
Species	Fejervarya limnocharis	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

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.

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

The Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) is a species in the genus Fejervarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations. Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

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.