small tortoiseshell vs Yellow-faced Flameback

Aglais urticae compared with Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellow-faced Flameback is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yellow-faced Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Picidae
Genus	Aglais	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Aglais urticae	Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-faced Flameback

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yellow-faced Flameback
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.

Yellow-faced Flameback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as 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