small tortoiseshell vs Tome's spiny rat

Aglais urticae compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Echimyidae
Genus	Aglais	Proechimys
Species	Aglais urticae	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.