Full Moon Maple vs small tortoiseshell

Acer shirasawanum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Full Moon Maple is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Full Moon Maple	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acer	Aglais
Species	Acer shirasawanum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Full Moon Maple

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Full Moon Maple	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Full Moon Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.