Beech bark disease vs small tortoiseshell

Neonectria coccinea compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Sordariomycetes (동충하초강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Hypocreales (동충하초목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Nectriaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Neonectria	Aglais
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech bark disease

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Beech bark disease

The Beech bark disease (Neonectria coccinea) is a species in the genus Neonectria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden