alpine silverwort vs small tortoiseshell

Anthelia julacea compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Jungermanniales (망울이끼목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Antheliaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anthelia	Aglais
Species	Anthelia julacea	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

small tortoiseshell

작은 거북등 나비(Aglais urticae)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT) 종으로 분류된다. 위협 종으로 분류되기 직전 단계로, 보전 조치 없이는 취약 종이 될 수 있는 개체군이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden