Fragrant false garlic vs small tortoiseshell

Nothoscordum borbonicum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Fragrant false garlic is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant false garlic	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nothoscordum	Aglais
Species	Nothoscordum borbonicum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Fragrant false garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant false garlic	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant false garlic

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom