small tortoiseshell vs Split Fibrecap

Aglais urticae compared with Pseudosperma rimosum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Split Fibrecap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Split Fibrecap
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Inocybaceae
Genus	Aglais	Pseudosperma
Species	Aglais urticae	Pseudosperma rimosum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Split Fibrecap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Split Fibrecap
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.

Split Fibrecap

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden