Java plum vs small tortoiseshell

Syzygium cumini compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Java plum is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Java plum 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 Myrtales (フトモモ目) Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family Myrtaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Syzygium Aglais
Species Syzygium cumini Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Java plum

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Java plum small tortoiseshell
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 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.

Java plum

No description available.

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。

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