small tortoiseshell vs White Chilte

Aglais urticae compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aglais	Cnidoscolus
Species	Aglais urticae	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White Chilte
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.

White Chilte

Habitat

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

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。