Kleiner Fuchs vs Vanillen-Pestwurz

Aglais urticae compared with Petasites pyrenaicus

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Vanillen-Pestwurz is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Vanillen-Pestwurz
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	Petasites
Species	Aglais urticae	Petasites pyrenaicus

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Vanillen-Pestwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Vanillen-Pestwurz
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.

Vanillen-Pestwurz

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden