small tortoiseshell vs snow pear

Aglais urticae compared with Pyrus nivalis

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while snow pear is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	snow pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aglais	Pyrus
Species	Aglais urticae	Pyrus nivalis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

snow pear

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	snow pear
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.

snow pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic and France.

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.