Seychelles Pepper vs small tortoiseshell

Piper seychellarum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Seychelles Pepper is Vulnerable while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Seychelles Pepper	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piperales (Piperales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Piperaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Piper	Aglais
Species	Piper seychellarum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Seychelles Pepper

VU — Vulnerable

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Seychelles Pepper	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Seychelles Pepper

Habitat

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

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.