Gesägter Tüpfelfarn vs Kleiner Fuchs

Polypodium interjectum compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Gesägter Tüpfelfarn is Vulnerable while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gesägter Tüpfelfarn	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Polypodium	Aglais
Species	Polypodium interjectum	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Gesägter Tüpfelfarn

VU — Vulnerable

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gesägter Tüpfelfarn	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gesägter Tüpfelfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden