Java Almond vs small tortoiseshell

Canarium vulgare compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Java Almond is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java Almond	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	Burseraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Canarium	Aglais
Species	Canarium vulgare	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Java Almond

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java Almond	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java Almond

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.