Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs small tortoiseshell

Dendrogale murina compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	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	Scandentia (树鼩目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Tupaiidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Dendrogale	Aglais
Species	Dendrogale murina	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

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。