Big-laurel vs small tortoiseshell

Magnolia grandiflora compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Big-laurel is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-laurel	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Magnoliaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Magnolia	Aglais
Species	Magnolia grandiflora	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Big-laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-laurel	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), 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.

Big-laurel

The Big-laurel (Magnolia grandiflora) is a species in the genus Magnolia. 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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇧 United Kingdom