small tortoiseshell vs Spanish dagger

Aglais urticae compared with Yucca faxoniana

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spanish dagger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spanish dagger
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aglais	Yucca
Species	Aglais urticae	Yucca faxoniana

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish dagger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spanish dagger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Spanish dagger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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。