vs small tortoiseshell

Glycomyces lechevalierae compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Mycobacteriales (Mycobacteriales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Micromonosporaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Glycomyces	Aglais
Species	Glycomyces lechevalierae	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Glycomyces lechevalierae is a gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Glycomycetaceae, named in honour of the microbiologist Huguette Lechevalier. Like other members of this genus, it is a soil-dwelling organism with branching filamentous growth and secondary metabolite production. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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.