Native Scots Pinewood vs small tortoiseshell

Pinus sylvestris compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Native Scots Pinewood is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Native Scots Pinewood	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Pinopsida (マツ綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Pinales (マツ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pinus (Pines)	Aglais
Species	Pinus sylvestris	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Native Scots Pinewood

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Native Scots Pinewood	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Native Scots Pinewood

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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 13 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom