Sieva bean vs small tortoiseshell

Phaseolus lunatus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Sieva bean is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sieva bean	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Fabales (콩목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Fabaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Phaseolus	Aglais
Species	Phaseolus lunatus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sieva bean	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain