small tortoiseshell vs Wanglang Alpine Toad

Aglais urticae compared with Scutiger wanglangensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wanglang Alpine Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wanglang Alpine Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Megophryidae
Genus	Aglais	Scutiger
Species	Aglais urticae	Scutiger wanglangensis

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Wanglang Alpine Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wanglang Alpine Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wanglang Alpine Toad
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.

Wanglang Alpine Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.