Kleiner Fuchs vs Spreading amaranth

Aglais urticae compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aglais	Amaranthus
Species	Aglais urticae	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Spreading amaranth
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.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy