Oak-Leaf Hydrangea vs small tortoiseshell

Hydrangea quercifolia compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Hydrangeaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hydrangea	Aglais
Species	Hydrangea quercifolia	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Norway.

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.