small tortoiseshell vs Yorkshire Feather-moss

Aglais urticae compared with Thamnobryum cataractarum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yorkshire Feather-moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yorkshire Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Neckeraceae
Genus	Aglais	Thamnobryum
Species	Aglais urticae	Thamnobryum cataractarum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yorkshire Feather-moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yorkshire Feather-moss
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.

Yorkshire Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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