Red Ammannia vs small tortoiseshell

Ammannia senegalensis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Red Ammannia is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Ammannia	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lythraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ammannia	Aglais
Species	Ammannia senegalensis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Red Ammannia

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Ammannia	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Ammannia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Greece.

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.