small tortoiseshell vs spread sandwort

Aglais urticae compared with Arenaria lanuginosa

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while spread sandwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	spread sandwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Aglais	Arenaria
Species	Aglais urticae	Arenaria lanuginosa

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and spread sandwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

spread sandwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	spread sandwort
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.

spread sandwort

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.