small tortoiseshell vs Stinking Juniper

Aglais urticae compared with Juniperus foetidissima

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Stinking Juniper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Stinking Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Pinopsida (松柏纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Pinales (松柏目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Aglais	Juniperus
Species	Aglais urticae	Juniperus foetidissima

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Stinking Juniper
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 Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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。