small tortoiseshell vs Stinking Juniper

Aglais urticae compared with Juniperus foetidissima

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Stinking Juniper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Stinking Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Pinales (сосновые)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Aglais	Juniperus
Species	Aglais urticae	Juniperus foetidissima

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Stinking Juniper
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.

Stinking Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.