Kleiner Fuchs vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Aglais urticae compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aglais	Centaurea
Species	Aglais urticae	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Thin-leaved Centaury
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.

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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

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.