falcão-mateiro vs small tortoiseshell

Micrastur gilvicollis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• falcão-mateiro is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	falcão-mateiro	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Falconidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Micrastur	Aglais
Species	Micrastur gilvicollis	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

falcão-mateiro

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	falcão-mateiro	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

falcão-mateiro

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.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway