small tortoiseshell vs toothless grimmia

Aglais urticae compared with Grimmia anodon

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while toothless grimmia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	toothless grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Aglais	Grimmia
Species	Aglais urticae	Grimmia anodon

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

toothless grimmia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	toothless grimmia
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.

toothless grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden