Kleiner Fuchs vs Vine Maple

Aglais urticae compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aglais	Acer
Species	Aglais urticae	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Vine Maple
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.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden