Black-winged Little Yellow Bat vs small tortoiseshell

Rhogeessa tumida compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Black-winged Little Yellow Bat is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Little Yellow Bat	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Rhogeessa	Aglais
Species	Rhogeessa tumida	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Little Yellow Bat and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Little Yellow Bat

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Little Yellow Bat	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Little Yellow Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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-winged Little Yellow Bat

The Black-winged Little Yellow Bat (Rhogeessa tumida) is a species in the genus Rhogeessa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

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.