small tortoiseshell vs Woolly Rosette

Aglais urticae compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Aglais	Cotylidia
Species	Aglais urticae	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Woolly Rosette
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.

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.