small tortoiseshell vs Willow Cherry

Aglais urticae compared with Prunus incana

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Willow Cherry is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Willow Cherry
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)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aglais	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Aglais urticae	Prunus incana

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Willow Cherry

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Willow Cherry
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.

Willow Cherry

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.