small tortoiseshell vs Yellow Dodder

Aglais urticae compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank small tortoiseshell Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Arthropoda (절지동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Insecta (곤충) Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order Lepidoptera (나비목) Solanales (가지목)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Convolvulaceae
Genus Aglais Cuscuta
Species Aglais urticae Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute small tortoiseshell Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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