mauve à feuilles rondes vs petite tortue

Malva neglecta compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • mauve à feuilles rondes is Least Concern while petite tortue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank mauve à feuilles rondes petite tortue
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (insecte)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Malvaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Malva Aglais
Species Malva neglecta Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

mauve à feuilles rondes

LC — Least Concern

petite tortue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute mauve à feuilles rondes petite tortue
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

mauve à feuilles rondes

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

petite tortue

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.

mauve à feuilles rondes

The Buttonweed (Malva neglecta) is a species in the genus Malva. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

petite tortue

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.

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