small tortoiseshell vs Yutaje Ocotea

Aglais urticae compared with Ocotea yutajensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yutaje Ocotea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yutaje Ocotea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Lauraceae
Genus	Aglais	Ocotea
Species	Aglais urticae	Ocotea yutajensis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yutaje Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yutaje Ocotea
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.

Yutaje Ocotea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.