Black-headed Night Monkey vs small tortoiseshell

Aotus nigriceps compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aotus	Aglais
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.