Bloodwort vs small tortoiseshell

Achillea millefolium compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Bloodwort is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Achillea	Aglais
Species	Achillea millefolium	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real