Bed-jacket vs small tortoiseshell

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket small tortoiseshell
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (inseto)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Sapindaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Alectryon Aglais
Species Alectryon tomentosus Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket small tortoiseshell
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

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.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

small tortoiseshell

A borboleta-urtiga-pequena (Aglais urticae) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de se qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

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