Brown Inca vs small tortoiseshell

Coeligena wilsoni compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Brown Inca is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Inca	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Trochilidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Coeligena	Aglais
Species	Coeligena wilsoni	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Inca and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Inca

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Inca	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Inca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Brown Inca

The Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni) is a species in the genus Coeligena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway