Black Raspberry vs small tortoiseshell

Rubus occidentalis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Raspberry	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Rubus	Aglais
Species	Rubus occidentalis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Black Raspberry

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Raspberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and United States.

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 Raspberry

The Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Rubus. 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 3 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇸🇰 Slovakia