Gemeiner Sauerklee vs Kleiner Fuchs

Oxalis acetosella compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Gemeiner Sauerklee is Least Concern while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeiner Sauerklee	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Oxalidales (Sauerkleeartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Oxalis	Aglais
Species	Oxalis acetosella	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Gemeiner Sauerklee

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeiner Sauerklee	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeiner Sauerklee

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

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 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden