Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Blacktail spurdog

Anarta myrtilli compared with Squalus melanurus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Blacktail spurdog is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Blacktail spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Squalidae
Genus	Anarta	Squalus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Squalus melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Blacktail spurdog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Blacktail spurdog

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Blacktail spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blacktail spurdog

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blacktail spurdog

The Blacktail spurdog (Squalus melanurus) is a species in the genus Squalus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.