plicate door snail vs small tortoiseshell

Macrogastra plicatula compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• plicate door snail is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	plicate door snail	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Gastropoda (복족강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Stylommatophora (병안목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Clausiliidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Macrogastra	Aglais
Species	Macrogastra plicatula	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

plicate door snail and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	plicate door snail	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine