small tortoiseshell vs Willow Deceiver

Aglais urticae compared with Laccaria pumila

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Willow Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Willow Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Aglais	Laccaria
Species	Aglais urticae	Laccaria pumila

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Willow Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Willow Deceiver
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.

Willow Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.