Ceylon-olive vs small tortoiseshell

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Aglais
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.