small tortoiseshell vs vanilla

Aglais urticae compared with Vanilla tahitensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while vanilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	vanilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Aglais	Vanilla
Species	Aglais urticae	Vanilla tahitensis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	vanilla
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.

vanilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.