Potato Blight vs small tortoiseshell

Phytophthora infestans compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Potato Blight is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potato Blight	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Oomycota (卵菌)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Peronosporaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Phytophthora	Aglais
Species	Phytophthora infestans	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potato Blight	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, 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 14 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom