small tortoiseshell vs Toco Toucan

Aglais urticae compared with Toucanus toco

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Toco Toucan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Toco Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Aglais	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Aglais urticae	Toucanus toco

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Toco Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Toco Toucan
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	60 cm
Average Weight	—	700 g

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.

Toco Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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.

Toco Toucan

The toco toucan is the largest and best-known species in the toucan family, famous for its oversized colorful bill.