pine echium vs small tortoiseshell

Echium pininana compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• pine echium is Endangered while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pine echium	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Boraginales (Бурачникоцветные)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Echium	Aglais
Species	Echium pininana	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

pine echium

EN — Endangered

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pine echium	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pine echium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom