Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree vs small tortoiseshell

Artocarpus hirsutus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Moraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Artocarpus	Aglais
Species	Artocarpus hirsutus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Seychelles.

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.