small tortoiseshell vs Tumbes round stingray

Aglais urticae compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tumbes round stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tumbes round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Aglais	Urobatis
Species	Aglais urticae	Urobatis tumbesensis

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Tumbes round stingray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tumbes round stingray
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.

Tumbes round stingray

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.