small tortoiseshell vs Spathulate Botrychium

Aglais urticae compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aglais	Botrychium
Species	Aglais urticae	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.