small tortoiseshell vs vunga

Aglais urticae compared with Metrosideros collina

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while vunga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	vunga
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Aglais	Metrosideros
Species	Aglais urticae	Metrosideros collina

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

vunga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	vunga
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.

vunga

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.