Carrington's Featherwort vs small tortoiseshell

Plagiochila carringtonii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Carrington's Featherwort is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Featherwort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (Ciğer otları)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Plagiochilaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Plagiochila	Aglais
Species	Plagiochila carringtonii	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Carrington's Featherwort

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Featherwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Carrington's Featherwort

The Carrington's Featherwort (Plagiochila carringtonii) is a species in the genus Plagiochila. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden