small tortoiseshell vs Tree-hole tick

Aglais urticae compared with Ixodes arboricola

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tree-hole tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tree-hole tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ixodidae
Genus	Aglais	Ixodes
Species	Aglais urticae	Ixodes arboricola

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Tree-hole tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tree-hole tick
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.

Tree-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden