mountain soursop vs small tortoiseshell

Annona montana compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

mountain soursop is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain soursop	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Annonaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Annona	Aglais
Species	Annona montana	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

mountain soursop

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain soursop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and 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.

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.