small tortoiseshell vs Tunux moonwort

Aglais urticae compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aglais	Botrychium
Species	Aglais urticae	Botrychium tunux

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tunux moonwort
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.

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.