gavião-pedrês vs small tortoiseshell

Buteo nitidus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gavião-pedrês 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 Buteo Aglais
Species Buteo nitidus Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

gavião-pedrês

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute gavião-pedrês small tortoiseshell
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

gavião-pedrês

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

gavião-pedrês

O gavião-de-linha-cinza (Buteo nitidus) 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 1 countries:

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