Black Maple vs small tortoiseshell

Acer nigrum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acer	Aglais
Species	Acer nigrum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.