Box Rust vs small tortoiseshell

Puccinia buxi compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Pucciniales (サビキン目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Puccinia	Aglais
Species	Puccinia buxi	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal