small tortoiseshell vs Sunda Teal

Aglais urticae compared with Anas gibberifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Sunda Teal
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Anseriformes (Kazsılar)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Anatidae
Genus	Aglais	Anas
Species	Aglais urticae	Anas gibberifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Sunda Teal

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Sunda Teal
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 Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway