Bastard-Leimkraut vs Kleiner Fuchs

Silene hampeana compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Bastard-Leimkraut is Not Evaluated while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Leimkraut	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Silene	Aglais
Species	Silene hampeana	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bastard-Leimkraut

NE — Not Evaluated

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Leimkraut	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Leimkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Bastard-Leimkraut

The Catchfly (Silene hampeana) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom