10-spot ladybird vs Spruce Tooth

Adalia decempunctata compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Coccinellidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Adalia	Phellodon
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Spruce Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

10-spot ladybird

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

10-spot ladybird

The 10-spot ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) is a species in the genus Adalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and 2 other countries, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway