Beach-Heath vs small tortoiseshell

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Malvales (خبازيات)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Cistaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hudsonia	Aglais
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.