Lumpy Bracket vs small tortoiseshell

Trametes gibbosa compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumpy Bracket	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Polyporaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Trametes	Aglais
Species	Trametes gibbosa	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lumpy Bracket	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.

small tortoiseshell

小玳瑁蛱蝶(Aglais urticae)在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危(NT)物种。接近符合受威胁种标准，如无保护措施，种群可能变得脆弱。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden