Cherry Plum vs small tortoiseshell

Prunus cerasifera compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Cherry Plum is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Plum	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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Aglais
Species	Prunus cerasifera	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Cherry Plum

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Plum	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Armenia), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Cherry Plum

The Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) is a species in the genus Prunus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.