Red-billed Quelea vs small tortoiseshell

Quelea quelea compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Red-billed Quelea is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Quelea	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Ploceidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Quelea	Aglais
Species	Quelea quelea	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Quelea and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Red-billed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Quelea	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-billed Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cameroon, Gambia), Asia (United Arab Emirates), and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Red-billed Quelea

Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom