Scarlet Oak vs small tortoiseshell

Quercus coccinea compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Scarlet Oak is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Oak	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	Fagales (ブナ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Aglais
Species	Quercus coccinea	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Scarlet Oak

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Oak	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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。