Curran’s Pitogo vs small tortoiseshell

Cycas curranii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cycadaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cycas	Aglais
Species	Cycas curranii	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

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.

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.