small tortoiseshell vs yellow galingale

Aglais urticae compared with Cyperus flavescens

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while yellow galingale is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	yellow galingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aglais	Cyperus
Species	Aglais urticae	Cyperus flavescens

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

yellow galingale

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	yellow galingale
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.

yellow galingale

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Europe (Belgium, Portugal), North America (Canada, Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal