small tortoiseshell vs Thatch Groundling

Aglais urticae compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Aglais	Bryotropha
Species	Aglais urticae	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Thatch Groundling share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (チョウ目)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thatch Groundling
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.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden