blunt tellin vs small tortoiseshell

Arcopagia crassa compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mollusca (軟体動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Bivalvia (二枚貝)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Tellinidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Arcopagia	Aglais
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden