small tortoiseshell vs snow draba

Aglais urticae compared with Draba nivalis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while snow draba is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	snow draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aglais	Draba
Species	Aglais urticae	Draba nivalis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

snow draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	snow draba
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.

snow draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden