small tortoiseshell vs Vahl's cinquefoil

Aglais urticae compared with Potentilla vahliana

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Vahl's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Vahl's cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aglais	Potentilla
Species	Aglais urticae	Potentilla vahliana

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Vahl's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Vahl's cinquefoil
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.

Vahl's cinquefoil

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.