Bordered Tortoise Beetle vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Cassida vittata compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Tortoise Beetle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cassida	Crossarchus
Species	Cassida vittata	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bordered Tortoise Beetle and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bordered Tortoise Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Tortoise Beetle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bordered Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bordered Tortoise Beetle

The Bordered Tortoise Beetle (Cassida vittata) is a species in the genus Cassida. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.