small tortoiseshell vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Aglais urticae compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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)	Cantharellales (雞油菌目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aglais	Hydnum
Species	Aglais urticae	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

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