small tortoiseshell vs Thin Nut Truffle

Aglais urticae compared with Hymenogaster tener

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thin Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thin Nut Truffle
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)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Aglais	Hymenogaster
Species	Aglais urticae	Hymenogaster tener

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thin Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thin Nut Truffle
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.

Thin Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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