small tortoiseshell vs Staph Aureus

Aglais urticae compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Staphylococcales
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Aglais	Staphylococcus
Species	Aglais urticae	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.