Akulikuli-Kula vs small tortoiseshell

Portulaca oleracea compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Akulikuli-Kula is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Akulikuli-Kula small tortoiseshell
Kingdom Plantae (растения) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты) Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (насекомые)
Order Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные) Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family Portulacaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Portulaca Aglais
Species Portulaca oleracea Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Akulikuli-Kula

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Akulikuli-Kula small tortoiseshell
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Akulikuli-Kula

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (8 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.

Akulikuli-Kula

The Akulikuli-Kula (Portulaca oleracea) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realm.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

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