alpine silverwort vs small tortoiseshell

Anthelia julacea compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (苔類)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Jungermanniales (ウロコゴケ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Antheliaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anthelia	Aglais
Species	Anthelia julacea	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden