Kleiner Fuchs vs welligblättrige Ochsenzunge

Aglais urticae compared with Anchusa undulata

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while welligblättrige Ochsenzunge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	welligblättrige Ochsenzunge
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Aglais	Anchusa
Species	Aglais urticae	Anchusa undulata

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

welligblättrige Ochsenzunge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	welligblättrige Ochsenzunge
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.

welligblättrige Ochsenzunge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Greece, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇬🇷 Greece 🇸🇪 Sweden