small tortoiseshell vs ensaião

Aglais urticae compared with Aeonium arboreum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while ensaião is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	ensaião
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Aglais	Aeonium
Species	Aglais urticae	Aeonium arboreum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

ensaião

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	ensaião
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.

ensaião

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Cyprus, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

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 5 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain