Big-Leaf Maple vs small tortoiseshell

Acer macrophyllum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Sapindales (무환자나무목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acer	Aglais
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

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.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland