small tortoiseshell vs wild cotoneaster

Aglais urticae compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while wild cotoneaster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	wild cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Rosales (장미목)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aglais	Cotoneaster
Species	Aglais urticae	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	wild cotoneaster
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.

wild cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden