small tortoiseshell vs chasco-pálido

Aglais urticae compared with Emarginata tractrac

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while chasco-pálido is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	chasco-pálido
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Aves (ave)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Muscicapidae
Genus	Aglais	Emarginata
Species	Aglais urticae	Emarginata tractrac

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

chasco-pálido

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	chasco-pálido
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.

chasco-pálido

Habitat

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

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.