small tortoiseshell vs Yellowback stingaree

Aglais urticae compared with Urolophus sufflavus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellowback stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yellowback stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Urolophidae
Genus	Aglais	Urolophus
Species	Aglais urticae	Urolophus sufflavus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellowback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yellowback stingaree
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.

Yellowback stingaree

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.