small tortoiseshell vs White Alder

Aglais urticae compared with Platylophus trifoliatus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White Alder
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Aglais	Platylophus
Species	Aglais urticae	Platylophus trifoliatus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and White Alder share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White Alder
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.

White Alder

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.