small tortoiseshell vs thread agave

Aglais urticae compared with Agave filifera

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while thread agave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	thread agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aglais	Agave
Species	Aglais urticae	Agave filifera

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

thread agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	thread agave
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.

thread agave

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Algeria and 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.