Brown Scalewort vs small tortoiseshell

Radula aquilegia compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Brown Scalewort is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Scalewort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Radulaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Radula	Aglais
Species	Radula aquilegia	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Brown Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Scalewort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Brown Scalewort

The Brown Scalewort (Radula aquilegia) is a species in the genus Radula. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. As a member of the genus Radula, it shares characteristics with related species within this taxonomic group.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden