small tortoiseshell vs Winged Floater

Aglais urticae compared with Anodonta nuttalliana

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Winged Floater is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Winged Floater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Unionidae
Genus	Aglais	Anodonta
Species	Aglais urticae	Anodonta nuttalliana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Winged Floater

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Winged Floater
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.

Winged Floater

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway