Kleiner Fuchs vs Kleiner Grabläufer

Aglais urticae compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Kleiner Grabläufer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Kleiner Grabläufer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Carabidae
Genus	Aglais	Pterostichus
Species	Aglais urticae	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleiner Fuchs and Kleiner Grabläufer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Kleiner Grabläufer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Kleiner Grabläufer
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.

Kleiner Grabläufer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 6 countries:

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