small tortoiseshell vs Sumatran Serow

Aglais urticae compared with Capricornis sumatraensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Sumatran Serow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Sumatran Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aglais	Capricornis
Species	Aglais urticae	Capricornis sumatraensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Sumatran Serow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Sumatran Serow
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.

Sumatran Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.