small tortoiseshell vs Snail

Aglais urticae compared with Cochlodina bidens

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Aglais	Cochlodina
Species	Aglais urticae	Cochlodina bidens

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Norway, and United States.

small tortoiseshell

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway