Circular-leaved Cotoneaster vs petite tortue

Cotoneaster hissaricus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Circular-leaved Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while petite tortue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Circular-leaved Cotoneaster	petite tortue
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cotoneaster	Aglais
Species	Cotoneaster hissaricus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

petite tortue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Circular-leaved Cotoneaster	petite tortue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.

Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

The Circular-leaved Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster hissaricus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom