small tortoiseshell vs southern elder

Aglais urticae compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Aglais	Sambucus
Species	Aglais urticae	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.