small tortoiseshell vs White-winged Coot

Aglais urticae compared with Fulica leucoptera

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White-winged Coot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White-winged Coot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rallidae
Genus	Aglais	Fulica
Species	Aglais urticae	Fulica leucoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White-winged Coot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White-winged Coot
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-winged Coot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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