four-leaf devil-pepper vs small tortoiseshell

Rauvolfia tetraphylla compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	four-leaf devil-pepper	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Rauvolfia	Aglais
Species	Rauvolfia tetraphylla	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	four-leaf devil-pepper	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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 (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.