small tortoiseshell vs White-shouldered Ibis

Aglais urticae compared with Pseudibis davisoni

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White-shouldered Ibis is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White-shouldered Ibis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Threskiornithidae
Genus	Aglais	Pseudibis
Species	Aglais urticae	Pseudibis davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White-shouldered Ibis

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White-shouldered Ibis
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-shouldered Ibis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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