small tortoiseshell vs ten-commandments

Aglais urticae compared with Maranta leuconeura

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while ten-commandments is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Marantaceae
Genus	Aglais	Maranta
Species	Aglais urticae	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	ten-commandments
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.

ten-commandments

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.

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.