small tortoiseshell vs Tyrrell's willow

Aglais urticae compared with Salix tyrrellii

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tyrrell's willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tyrrell's willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aglais	Salix
Species	Aglais urticae	Salix tyrrellii

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tyrrell's willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tyrrell's willow
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.

Tyrrell's willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.