small tortoiseshell vs Snowdrop

Aglais urticae compared with Galanthus gracilis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Snowdrop is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Aglais	Galanthus
Species	Aglais urticae	Galanthus gracilis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Snowdrop

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Snowdrop
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.

Snowdrop

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.