small tortoiseshell vs Virginian Rose

Aglais urticae compared with Rosa virginiana

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Virginian Rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Virginian Rose
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	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Aglais urticae	Rosa virginiana

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Virginian Rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Virginian Rose
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.

Virginian Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

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