small tortoiseshell vs Spectacular Rustgill

Aglais urticae compared with Gymnopilus junonius

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spectacular Rustgill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spectacular Rustgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Aglais	Gymnopilus
Species	Aglais urticae	Gymnopilus junonius

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spectacular Rustgill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spectacular Rustgill
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.

Spectacular Rustgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal