Cat vs small tortoiseshell

Felis catus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Aglais
Species	Felis catus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	small tortoiseshell
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 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.

Cat

家猫是人类最成功的驯化伴侣动物之一，小型敏捷肉食动物，约10,000年前起源于近东野猫（Felis silvestris lybica）。目前有超过70个公认品种，家猫保留强烈的捕猎本能，几乎遍布地球所有陆地环境，全球估计饲养量约6亿只，是世界最受欢迎的宠物。

small tortoiseshell

小玳瑁蛱蝶(Aglais urticae)在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危(NT)物种。接近符合受威胁种标准，如无保护措施，种群可能变得脆弱。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom