small tortoiseshell vs Water Fig

Aglais urticae compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Water Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Water Fig
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)	Moraceae
Genus	Aglais	Ficus
Species	Aglais urticae	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Water Fig
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 Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.