Gewöhnliche Moosbeere vs Kleiner Fuchs

Vaccinium oxycoccos compared with Aglais urticae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnliche Moosbeere	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ericales (Heidekrautartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Ericaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Vaccinium	Aglais
Species	Vaccinium oxycoccos	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Gewöhnliche Moosbeere

NT — Near Threatened

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnliche Moosbeere	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnliche Moosbeere

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Kleiner Fuchs

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.

Gewöhnliche Moosbeere

The Bog Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Kleiner Fuchs

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden