small tortoiseshell vs Surf Redfish

Aglais urticae compared with Actinopyga mauritiana

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Surf Redfish is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Surf Redfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Holothuroidea (Holothuroidea)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Holothuriida (Holothuriida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Holothuriidae
Genus	Aglais	Actinopyga
Species	Aglais urticae	Actinopyga mauritiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Surf Redfish

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Surf Redfish
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.

Surf Redfish

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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