Nutgrass vs small tortoiseshell

Cyperus rotundus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutgrass	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Cyperaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cyperus	Aglais
Species	Cyperus rotundus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutgrass	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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 11 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom