Gold Tooth vs small tortoiseshell

Hydnellum auratile compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Bankeraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hydnellum	Aglais
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

small tortoiseshell

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden