small tortoiseshell vs Violet Tooth

Aglais urticae compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Violet Tooth
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)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aglais	Hydnellum
Species	Aglais urticae	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Violet Tooth
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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden