Kleiner Fuchs vs Dickschalige Ausschnittsschnecke

Aglais urticae compared with Emarginula crassa

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Dickschalige Ausschnittsschnecke is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Dickschalige Ausschnittsschnecke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fissurellidae
Genus	Aglais	Emarginula
Species	Aglais urticae	Emarginula crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleiner Fuchs and Dickschalige Ausschnittsschnecke share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Dickschalige Ausschnittsschnecke

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Dickschalige Ausschnittsschnecke
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.

Dickschalige Ausschnittsschnecke

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (Mauritania) and Europe (5 countries).

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:

🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom