small tortoiseshell vs Violet Smut

Aglais urticae compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Aglais	Urocystis
Species	Aglais urticae	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Violet Smut
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.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.