orangeback flying squid vs small tortoiseshell

Sthenoteuthis pteropus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• orangeback flying squid is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	orangeback flying squid	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sthenoteuthis	Aglais
Species	Sthenoteuthis pteropus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

orangeback flying squid and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	orangeback flying squid	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

orangeback flying squid

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.

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.