Bigroot Geranium vs small tortoiseshell

Geranium macrorrhizum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Bigroot Geranium is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigroot Geranium	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Geraniales (гераниецветные)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Geraniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Geranium	Aglais
Species	Geranium macrorrhizum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bigroot Geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigroot Geranium	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigroot Geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Bigroot Geranium

The Bigroot Geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 15 countries:

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