Ascending Grapefern vs small tortoiseshell

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Botrychium	Aglais
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway