Souchet Rond vs petite tortue

Cyperus rotundus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Souchet Rond is Least Concern while petite tortue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Souchet Rond	petite tortue
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cyperaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cyperus	Aglais
Species	Cyperus rotundus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Souchet Rond

LC — Least Concern

petite tortue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Souchet Rond	petite tortue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Souchet Rond

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

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 11 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom