orelha-de-coelho vs small tortoiseshell

Stachys byzantina compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• orelha-de-coelho is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	orelha-de-coelho	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lamiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Stachys	Aglais
Species	Stachys byzantina	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

orelha-de-coelho

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	orelha-de-coelho	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

orelha-de-coelho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

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 20 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom