fat duckweed vs small tortoiseshell

Lemna gibba compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• fat duckweed is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fat duckweed	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Araceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Lemna	Aglais
Species	Lemna gibba	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fat duckweed	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden