small tortoiseshell vs Tschonoski’s Maple

Aglais urticae compared with Acer tschonoskii

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tschonoski’s Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tschonoski’s Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aglais	Acer
Species	Aglais urticae	Acer tschonoskii

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tschonoski’s Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tschonoski’s Maple
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.

Tschonoski’s Maple

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.