Short-tailed Emerald vs small tortoiseshell

Chlorostilbon poortmani compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Short-tailed Emerald is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Short-tailed Emerald	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Trochilidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Aglais
Species	Chlorostilbon poortmani	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Short-tailed Emerald and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Short-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Short-tailed Emerald	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Short-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

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