small tortoiseshell vs Wheat smut

Aglais urticae compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Aglais	Tilletia
Species	Aglais urticae	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wheat 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.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

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