Great Pignut Rust vs small tortoiseshell

Puccinia bulbocastani compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Pignut Rust	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Pucciniales (Пукциниевые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Puccinia	Aglais
Species	Puccinia bulbocastani	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Pignut Rust	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

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.