small tortoiseshell vs Tumbes Sparrow

Aglais urticae compared with Rhynchospiza stolzmanni

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tumbes Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tumbes Sparrow
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)	Passerellidae
Genus	Aglais	Rhynchospiza
Species	Aglais urticae	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tumbes Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tumbes Sparrow
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 Sparrow

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

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