small tortoiseshell vs Tartar Maple

Aglais urticae compared with Acer tataricum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tartar Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tartar Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tartar Maple
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.

Tartar Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 10 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden