small tortoiseshell vs Snout beetle

Aglais urticae compared with Calacalles droueti

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Snout beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Snout beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Curculionidae
Genus	Aglais	Calacalles
Species	Aglais urticae	Calacalles droueti

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Snout beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (कीट)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Snout beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Snout beetle
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.

Snout beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. 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:

🇵🇹 Portugal