Doum Palm vs small tortoiseshell

Hyphaene thebaica compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Doum Palm is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Arecaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hyphaene	Aglais
Species	Hyphaene thebaica	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.