small tortoiseshell vs Sunda Fruit Bat

Aglais urticae compared with Acerodon macklotii

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Sunda Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Sunda Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aglais	Acerodon
Species	Aglais urticae	Acerodon macklotii

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Sunda Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Sunda Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Sunda Fruit Bat
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.

Sunda Fruit Bat

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.