petite tortue vs Spreading amaranth

Aglais urticae compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• petite tortue is Near Threatened while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	petite tortue	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aglais	Amaranthus
Species	Aglais urticae	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

petite tortue

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	petite tortue	Spreading amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy