Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Waved Albatross

Anarta myrtilli compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Diomedeidae
Genus	Anarta	Phoebastria
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Waved Albatross
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.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway