alpine forget-me-not vs small tortoiseshell

Myosotis alpestris compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• alpine forget-me-not is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine forget-me-not	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Myosotis	Aglais
Species	Myosotis alpestris	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

alpine forget-me-not

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine forget-me-not	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine forget-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

alpine forget-me-not

The Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) is a species in the genus Myosotis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden