small tortoiseshell vs Utah ash

Aglais urticae compared with Fraxinus anomala

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Utah ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Utah ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Oleaceae
Genus	Aglais	Fraxinus
Species	Aglais urticae	Fraxinus anomala

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Utah ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Utah ash
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.

Utah ash

Habitat

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

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.