Hairy Snakefern vs small tortoiseshell

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Microgramma	Aglais
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.