small tortoiseshell vs Stauffer's Long-nosed Treefrog

Aglais urticae compared with Scinax staufferi

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Stauffer's Long-nosed Treefrog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Stauffer's Long-nosed Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hylidae
Genus	Aglais	Scinax
Species	Aglais urticae	Scinax staufferi

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Stauffer's Long-nosed Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Stauffer's Long-nosed Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Stauffer's Long-nosed Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Stauffer's Long-nosed Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.