arrowroot vs small tortoiseshell

Thalia geniculata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Salpidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Thalia	Aglais
Species	Thalia geniculata	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.