small tortoiseshell vs Toad's Ear

Aglais urticae compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Pezizomycetes (盘菌纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Pezizales (盤菌目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Otideaceae
Genus	Aglais	Otidea
Species	Aglais urticae	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Toad's Ear
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.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden