small tortoiseshell vs

Aglais urticae compared with Sphingobacterium daejeonense

Key Differences

  • small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank small tortoiseshell
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class Insecta (Insects) Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus Aglais Sphingobacterium
Species Aglais urticae Sphingobacterium daejeonense

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute small tortoiseshell
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium daejeonense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative rod first isolated from soils near Daejeon, South Korea. It inhabits temperate terrestrial soils in East Asian regions. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes various organic substrates and contributes to soil microbial community diversity.

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