Amur grape vs small tortoiseshell

Vitis amurensis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Amur grape is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur grape	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Vitales (Vitales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vitaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Vitis	Aglais
Species	Vitis amurensis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Amur grape

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur grape	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur grape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Austria, Norway, and Taiwan.

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.

Amur grape

The Amur grape (Vitis amurensis) is a species in the genus Vitis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 2 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇳🇴 Norway