small tortoiseshell vs Taruca

Aglais urticae compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Taruca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Aglais	Hippocamelus
Species	Aglais urticae	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Taruca
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.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。