small tortoiseshell vs wild cotoneaster

Aglais urticae compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while wild cotoneaster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	wild cotoneaster
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)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aglais	Cotoneaster
Species	Aglais urticae	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	wild cotoneaster
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.

wild cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden