Bastard-Toadflax Rust vs small tortoiseshell

Puccinia thesii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Bastard-Toadflax Rust is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (녹균강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Pucciniales (녹병균)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Puccinia	Aglais
Species	Puccinia thesii	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

The Bastard-Toadflax Rust (Puccinia thesii) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its range includes Belgium, Norway, and Portugal. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

small tortoiseshell

작은 거북등 나비(Aglais urticae)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT) 종으로 분류된다. 위협 종으로 분류되기 직전 단계로, 보전 조치 없이는 취약 종이 될 수 있는 개체군이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal