trevo-de-flor-amarela vs small tortoiseshell

Medicago polymorpha compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• trevo-de-flor-amarela is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	trevo-de-flor-amarela	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Medicago	Aglais
Species	Medicago polymorpha	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

trevo-de-flor-amarela

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	trevo-de-flor-amarela	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

trevo-de-flor-amarela

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (6 countries).

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.

trevo-de-flor-amarela

The Burclover (Medicago polymorpha) is a species in the genus Medicago. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 21 countries:

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