small tortoiseshell vs Ungava collared lemming

Aglais urticae compared with Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Ungava collared lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Ungava collared lemming
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Aglais	Dicrostonyx
Species	Aglais urticae	Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Ungava collared lemming share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Ungava collared lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Ungava collared lemming
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.

Ungava collared lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.