small tortoiseshell vs Thatch palm

Aglais urticae compared with Sabal yapa

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thatch palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Arecaceae
Genus	Aglais	Sabal
Species	Aglais urticae	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.