false pepperwort vs small tortoiseshell

Marsilea crenata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• false pepperwort is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Marsileaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Marsilea	Aglais
Species	Marsilea crenata	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.