small tortoiseshell vs Wedgeleaf dock

Aglais urticae compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wedgeleaf dock
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aglais	Rumex
Species	Aglais urticae	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wedgeleaf dock
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.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇧 United Kingdom