small tortoiseshell vs Southern Bracket

Aglais urticae compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aglais	Ganoderma
Species	Aglais urticae	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Southern Bracket
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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

small tortoiseshell

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal