Intermediate Hawthorn vs small tortoiseshell

Crataegus media compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Intermediate Hawthorn is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Intermediate Hawthorn	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	Rosales (バラ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Crataegus	Aglais
Species	Crataegus media	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Intermediate Hawthorn

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Intermediate Hawthorn	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Intermediate Hawthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

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 6 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden