screw-pine vs small tortoiseshell

Pandanus spiralis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

screw-pine is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	screw-pine	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pandanales (Pandanales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pandanaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pandanus	Aglais
Species	Pandanus spiralis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	screw-pine	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.