False Oat-Grass Smut vs small tortoiseshell

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Urocystis	Aglais
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.