small tortoiseshell vs Veryrobust Ocotea

Aglais urticae compared with Ocotea perrobusta

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Veryrobust Ocotea is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Veryrobust Ocotea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Lauraceae
Genus	Aglais	Ocotea
Species	Aglais urticae	Ocotea perrobusta

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Veryrobust Ocotea

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Veryrobust Ocotea
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.

Veryrobust Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.