small tortoiseshell vs Stinking iris

Aglais urticae compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Mantodea (Peygamberdevesi)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aglais	Iris
Species	Aglais urticae	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland