Fleabane Tortoise Beetle vs Steinhuhn

Cassida murraea compared with Alectoris graeca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle	Steinhuhn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Galliformes (Hühnervögel)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Cassida	Alectoris
Species	Cassida murraea	Alectoris graeca

Evolutionary Relationship

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle and Steinhuhn share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Steinhuhn

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle	Steinhuhn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Steinhuhn

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Steinhuhn

Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway