Filetail cat shark vs Kleiner Fuchs

Parmaturus xaniurus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Filetail cat shark is Least Concern while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Filetail cat shark	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Parmaturus	Aglais
Species	Parmaturus xaniurus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Filetail cat shark and Kleiner Fuchs share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Filetail cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Filetail cat shark	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Filetail cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.