gavião-da-europa vs small tortoiseshell

Accipiter nisus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• gavião-da-europa is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-da-europa	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Accipiter	Aglais
Species	Accipiter nisus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

gavião-da-europa and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

gavião-da-europa

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-da-europa	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gavião-da-europa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.

gavião-da-europa

O gavião-europeu (Accipiter nisus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

small tortoiseshell

A borboleta-urtiga-pequena (Aglais urticae) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de se qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden