small tortoiseshell vs Urchin Earthfan

Aglais urticae compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Urchin Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Aglais	Thelephora
Species	Aglais urticae	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Urchin Earthfan
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.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.