small tortoiseshell vs White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Aglais urticae compared with Haliaeetus leucogaster

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White-bellied Sea-Eagle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aglais	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Aglais urticae	Haliaeetus leucogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and White-bellied Sea-Eagle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White-bellied Sea-Eagle
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.

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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