Brown Funnel Polypore vs small tortoiseshell

Coltricia perennis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Coltricia	Aglais
Species	Coltricia perennis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Funnel Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Brown Funnel Polypore

The Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis) is a species in the genus Coltricia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden