Adriatic bellflower vs small tortoiseshell

Campanula garganica compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Adriatic bellflower is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adriatic bellflower	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Campanulaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Campanula	Aglais
Species	Campanula garganica	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Adriatic bellflower

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adriatic bellflower	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adriatic bellflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

small tortoiseshell

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.

Adriatic bellflower

The Adriatic bellflower (Campanula garganica) is a species in the genus Campanula. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Austria, Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

small tortoiseshell

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 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden