small tortoiseshell vs za baobab

Aglais urticae compared with Adansonia za

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while za baobab is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	za baobab
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Malvaceae
Genus	Aglais	Adansonia
Species	Aglais urticae	Adansonia za

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

za baobab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	za baobab
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.

za baobab

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.