Drooping Tonguefern vs small tortoiseshell

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Aglais
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.