small tortoiseshell vs

Aglais urticae compared with Sphacelaria tribuloides

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Chromista (Kromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Phaeophyceae (Kahverengi algler)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Sphacelariales (Sphacelariales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sphacelariaceae
Genus	Aglais	Sphacelaria
Species	Aglais urticae	Sphacelaria tribuloides

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.

Sphacelaria tribuloides is a small, tufted brown alga forming compact cushion-like colonies on rocky substrates and larger algae. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky zones in temperate and tropical seas worldwide. This photosynthetic alga reproduces via characteristic star-shaped propagules and colonizes rocky marine surfaces.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal