small tortoiseshell vs Yellowfoot

Aglais urticae compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aglais	Craterellus
Species	Aglais urticae	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yellowfoot
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.

Yellowfoot

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.