small tortoiseshell vs Wild Ash

Aglais urticae compared with Fraxinus dimorpha

Key Differences

  • small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wild Ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank small tortoiseshell Wild Ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Oleaceae
Genus Aglais Fraxinus
Species Aglais urticae Fraxinus dimorpha

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute small tortoiseshell Wild Ash
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.

Wild Ash

Habitat

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

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.

Wild Ash

No description available.

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