small tortoiseshell vs Tree aenium

Aglais urticae compared with Aeonium arboreum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tree aenium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tree aenium
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Saxifragales (虎耳草目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Aglais	Aeonium
Species	Aglais urticae	Aeonium arboreum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tree aenium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tree aenium
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.

Tree aenium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Cyprus, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

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 5 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain