Cutleaf stork's bill vs small tortoiseshell

Erodium laciniatum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Cutleaf stork's bill is Extinct while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutleaf stork's bill	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Geraniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Erodium	Aglais
Species	Erodium laciniatum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Cutleaf stork's bill

EX — Extinct

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutleaf stork's bill	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutleaf stork's bill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, and 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.

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 4 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal