Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs small tortoiseshell

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Furnariidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ancistrops	Aglais
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway