small tortoiseshell vs Sunda Cuckoo

Aglais urticae compared with Cuculus lepidus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Sunda Cuckoo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Sunda Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Aves (นก)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cuculidae
Genus	Aglais	Cuculus
Species	Aglais urticae	Cuculus lepidus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Sunda Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Sunda Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Sunda Cuckoo
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.

Sunda Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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