Ascending Grapefern vs small tortoiseshell

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Ophioglossales (瓶尔小草目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Botrychium	Aglais
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

small tortoiseshell

小玳瑁蛱蝶(Aglais urticae)在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危(NT)物种。接近符合受威胁种标准，如无保护措施，种群可能变得脆弱。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway