small tortoiseshell vs Yellow Nut Truffle

Aglais urticae compared with Hymenogaster luteus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellow Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yellow Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Aglais	Hymenogaster
Species	Aglais urticae	Hymenogaster luteus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yellow Nut Truffle
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.

Yellow Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden