Mondraute vs Kleiner Fuchs

Botrychium lunaria compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Mondraute is Endangered while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mondraute	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Botrychium	Aglais
Species	Botrychium lunaria	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Mondraute

EN — Endangered

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mondraute	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mondraute

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Mondraute

Common Moonwort (<em>Botrychium lunaria</em>) is a small fern in the genus <em>Botrychium</em>, family Ophioglossaceae. It is distributed across Asia, Europe, and North America, with confirmed presence in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, as well as Taiwan and the United States. The species is typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Common Moonwort is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, indicating that it faces significant conservation challenges across its range. Its distinctive frond is divided into two parts: a sterile fan-shaped leaf portion with rounded lobes resembling a crescent moon, and a fertile spike bearing spore-bearing structures. As a fern ally rather than a flowering plant, it reproduces via spores rather than seeds. The species is associated with stable, undisturbed habitats including ancient grasslands, upland heaths, and rocky slopes. Its sensitivity to habitat disturbance and changes in land management are thought to contribute to population declines. Specific biological measurements such as lifespan and dimensions are not documented in available records.

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.