small tortoiseshell vs Zebra Duiker

Aglais urticae compared with Cephalophus zebra

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Zebra Duiker is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Zebra Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aglais	Cephalophus
Species	Aglais urticae	Cephalophus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Zebra Duiker

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Zebra Duiker
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.

Zebra Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.