small tortoiseshell vs trident maple

Aglais urticae compared with Acer buergerianum

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while trident maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	trident maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aglais	Acer
Species	Aglais urticae	Acer buergerianum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

trident maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	trident maple
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.

trident maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Japan, South Africa, and Turkey.

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.