Lesueur's Hairy Bat vs small tortoiseshell

Cistugo lesueuri compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Cistugidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cistugo	Aglais
Species	Cistugo lesueuri	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesueur's Hairy Bat and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.