red toon vs small tortoiseshell

Toona sinensis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

red toon is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	red toon	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Meliaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Toona	Aglais
Species	Toona sinensis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

red toon

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	red toon	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

red toon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across North Korea, Rwanda, 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.