Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant vs small tortoiseshell

Lophotriccus pileatus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tyrannidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Lophotriccus	Aglais
Species	Lophotriccus pileatus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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