Kleiner Fuchs vs Zukerrohr

Aglais urticae compared with Saccharum officinarum

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Zukerrohr is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Zukerrohr
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aglais	Saccharum
Species	Aglais urticae	Saccharum officinarum

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Zukerrohr

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Zukerrohr
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.

Zukerrohr

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain