Black Afara vs small tortoiseshell

Terminalia ivorensis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Black Afara is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Afara	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Combretaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Terminalia	Aglais
Species	Terminalia ivorensis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Black Afara

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Afara	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Afara

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guinea, and Tanzania.

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.

Black Afara

The Black Afara (Terminalia ivorensis) is a species in the genus Terminalia. 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.