Glaucous Draba vs small tortoiseshell

Draba glabella compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Glaucous Draba is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glaucous Draba	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Draba	Aglais
Species	Draba glabella	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Glaucous Draba

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glaucous Draba	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glaucous Draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, 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 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden