small tortoiseshell vs Yantai stingray

Aglais urticae compared with Hemitrygon laevigata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yantai stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yantai stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aglais	Hemitrygon
Species	Aglais urticae	Hemitrygon laevigata

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Yantai stingray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yantai stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yantai stingray
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.

Yantai stingray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.