small tortoiseshell vs Variable Pitohui

Aglais urticae compared with Pitohui kirhocephalus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Variable Pitohui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Variable Pitohui
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)	Oriolidae
Genus	Aglais	Pitohui
Species	Aglais urticae	Pitohui kirhocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Variable Pitohui
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.

Variable Pitohui

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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