Bog-Rhubarb vs small tortoiseshell

Petasites hybridus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Bog-Rhubarb is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog-Rhubarb	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Petasites	Aglais
Species	Petasites hybridus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bog-Rhubarb

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog-Rhubarb	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog-Rhubarb

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Bog-Rhubarb

The Bog-Rhubarb (Petasites hybridus) is a species in the genus Petasites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 10 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden