small tortoiseshell vs Wild Wallflower

Aglais urticae compared with Aotus subglauca

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wild Wallflower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wild Wallflower
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Aotidae
Genus	Aglais	Aotus
Species	Aglais urticae	Aotus subglauca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Wallflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wild Wallflower
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 Wallflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.