small tortoiseshell vs western toad

Aglais urticae compared with Anaxyrus boreas

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while western toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	western toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Amphibia (两栖动物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Anura (无尾目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Bufonidae
Genus	Aglais	Anaxyrus
Species	Aglais urticae	Anaxyrus boreas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

western toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	western toad
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.

western toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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。