small tortoiseshell vs truncate donax

Aglais urticae compared with Donax trunculus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while truncate donax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	truncate donax
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Donacidae
Genus	Aglais	Donax
Species	Aglais urticae	Donax trunculus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and truncate donax share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

truncate donax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	truncate donax
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.

truncate donax

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway