five-leaf crotalaria vs small tortoiseshell

Crotalaria quinquefolia compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	five-leaf crotalaria	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Fabaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Crotalaria	Aglais
Species	Crotalaria quinquefolia	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	five-leaf crotalaria	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

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.