Brittle Willow vs small tortoiseshell

Salix fragilis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Brittle Willow is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Willow	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Malpighiales (말피기아목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Salicaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Salix	Aglais
Species	Salix fragilis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Brittle Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Willow	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brittle Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Brittle Willow

The Brittle Willow (Salix fragilis) is a species in the genus Salix. 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 16 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom