small tortoiseshell vs Желтоклювая шилохвость

Aglais urticae compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Желтоклювая шилохвость is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Желтоклювая шилохвость
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Anseriformes (гусеобразные)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Anatidae
Genus	Aglais	Anas
Species	Aglais urticae	Anas georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Желтоклювая шилохвость share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Желтоклювая шилохвость

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Желтоклювая шилохвость
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.

Желтоклювая шилохвость

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Желтоклювая шилохвость

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom