small tortoiseshell vs Tree Jelly

Aglais urticae compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Collemataceae
Genus	Aglais	Collema
Species	Aglais urticae	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tree Jelly
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.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden