bolsa-de-pastor vs small tortoiseshell

Oxalis corniculata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

bolsa-de-pastor is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bolsa-de-pastor	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Oxalis	Aglais
Species	Oxalis corniculata	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

bolsa-de-pastor

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bolsa-de-pastor	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bolsa-de-pastor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 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.

bolsa-de-pastor

No description available.

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.