small tortoiseshell vs Thistle Rust

Aglais urticae compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thistle Rust
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)	Pucciniomycetes (柄锈菌纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Pucciniales (柄锈菌目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aglais	Puccinia
Species	Aglais urticae	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thistle Rust
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.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway