sea beard vs small tortoiseshell

Nemertesia antennina compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• sea beard is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	sea beard	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Cnidaria (ไนดาเรีย)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Hydrozoa (ไฮโดรซัว)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Plumulariidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nemertesia	Aglais
Species	Nemertesia antennina	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

sea beard and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

sea beard

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	sea beard	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

sea beard

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden