small tortoiseshell vs Violet Crow

Aglais urticae compared with Corvus violaceus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Violet Crow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Violet Crow
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)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Aglais	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Aglais urticae	Corvus violaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Crow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Violet Crow
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.

Violet Crow

Habitat

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

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.