hooked-pepperwort vs small tortoiseshell

Marsilea vestita compared with Aglais urticae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hooked-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 vestita	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hooked-pepperwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.