Garden Acraea vs Kleiner Fuchs

Acraea horta compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Garden Acraea is Least Concern while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Acraea	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acraea	Aglais
Species	Acraea horta	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Acraea and Kleiner Fuchs share a common ancestor at the Family level: Nymphalidae. (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Conservation Status

Garden Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Acraea	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.