Tejón vs Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

Meles meles compared with Cassida murraea

Key Differences

• Tejón is Vulnerable while Fleabane Tortoise Beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tejón	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Meles	Cassida
Species	Meles meles	Cassida murraea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Tejón

VU — Vulnerable

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tejón

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Tejón

El tejón euroasiático (Meles meles) está clasificado como Vulnerable (VU) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Enfrenta un alto riesgo de amenaza en estado silvestre, con poblaciones en declive y creciente presión sobre su hábitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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