small tortoiseshell vs wild madder

Aglais urticae compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Gentianales (горечавкоцветные)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aglais	Rubia
Species	Aglais urticae	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.