small tortoiseshell vs water-apple

Aglais urticae compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Aglais	Syzygium
Species	Aglais urticae	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	water-apple
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.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.

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.