Cathedral bells vs small tortoiseshell

Kalanchoe pinnata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Cathedral bells is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cathedral bells	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Crassulaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Kalanchoe	Aglais
Species	Kalanchoe pinnata	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Cathedral bells

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cathedral bells	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cathedral bells

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

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.

Cathedral bells

The Cathedral bells (Kalanchoe pinnata) is a species in the genus Kalanchoe. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain