Kleiner Fuchs vs snow draba

Aglais urticae compared with Draba nivalis

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while snow draba is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	snow draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Brassicales (Kreuzblütlerartige)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aglais	Draba
Species	Aglais urticae	Draba nivalis

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

snow draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	snow draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

snow draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden