Topillo Rojo vs Bordered Tortoise Beetle

Myodes glareolus compared with Cassida vittata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topillo Rojo	Bordered Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Cricetidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Myodes	Cassida
Species	Myodes glareolus	Cassida vittata

Evolutionary Relationship

Topillo Rojo and Bordered Tortoise Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Topillo Rojo

LC — Least Concern

Bordered Tortoise Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topillo Rojo	Bordered Tortoise Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topillo Rojo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Bordered Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Topillo Rojo

El ratón de campo rojo (Myodes glareolus) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden