small tortoiseshell vs Winter Funnel

Aglais urticae compared with Clitocybe brumalis

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Winter Funnel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Winter Funnel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aglais	Clitocybe
Species	Aglais urticae	Clitocybe brumalis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Winter Funnel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Winter Funnel
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.

Winter Funnel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.