small tortoiseshell vs Wolf'S Milk

Aglais urticae compared with Lycogala epidendrum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wolf'S Milk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wolf'S Milk
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Mycetozoa
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Myxomycetes (黏菌纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Aglais	Lycogala
Species	Aglais urticae	Lycogala epidendrum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wolf'S Milk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wolf'S Milk
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.

Wolf'S Milk

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden