small tortoiseshell vs Muchlenbergella Overina

Aglais urticae compared with Sambucus tigranii

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Muchlenbergella Overina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Muchlenbergella Overina
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Dipsacales (Ворсянкоцветные)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Aglais	Sambucus
Species	Aglais urticae	Sambucus tigranii

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Muchlenbergella Overina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Muchlenbergella Overina
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.

Muchlenbergella Overina

Habitat

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.