small tortoiseshell vs Weigold's Lazy Toad

Aglais urticae compared with Oreolalax weigoldi

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Weigold's Lazy Toad is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Weigold's Lazy 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	Oreolalax
Species	Aglais urticae	Oreolalax weigoldi

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Weigold's Lazy Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Weigold's Lazy Toad

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Weigold's Lazy 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.

Weigold's Lazy 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.