small tortoiseshell vs Tile Lichen

Aglais urticae compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Aglais	Lecidea
Species	Aglais urticae	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tile Lichen
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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.