small tortoiseshell vs Snake Palm

Aglais urticae compared with Caryota ophiopellis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Snake Palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Snake Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Arecaceae
Genus	Aglais	Caryota
Species	Aglais urticae	Caryota ophiopellis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Snake Palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Snake Palm
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.

Snake Palm

Habitat

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

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.