small tortoiseshell vs Variable flatsedge

Aglais urticae compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Variable flatsedge
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)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Poales (禾本目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aglais	Cyperus
Species	Aglais urticae	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Variable flatsedge
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.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).