small tortoiseshell vs White-faced Plover

Aglais urticae compared with Charadrius dealbatus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White-faced Plover is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White-faced Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Charadriidae
Genus	Aglais	Charadrius
Species	Aglais urticae	Charadrius dealbatus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and White-faced Plover share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White-faced Plover

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White-faced Plover
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-faced Plover

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.