small tortoiseshell vs Spreading amaranth

Aglais urticae compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Caryophyllales (석죽목)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aglais	Amaranthus
Species	Aglais urticae	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spreading amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.

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:

🇮🇹 Italy