Chimney Swift vs small tortoiseshell

Chaetura pelagica compared with Aglais urticae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimney Swift	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Apodidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chaetura	Aglais
Species	Chaetura pelagica	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chimney Swift and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Chimney Swift

NT — Near Threatened

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimney Swift	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chimney Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 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.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden