small tortoiseshell vs Ezo-matsu

Aglais urticae compared with Picea jezoensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Ezo-matsu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Ezo-matsu
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Pinopsida (マツ綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Pinales (マツ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Aglais	Picea
Species	Aglais urticae	Picea jezoensis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Ezo-matsu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Ezo-matsu
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.

Ezo-matsu

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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。