Bordered Tortoise Beetle vs Mulot Pygmée

Cassida vittata compared with Apodemus uralensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Tortoise Beetle	Mulot Pygmée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cassida	Apodemus
Species	Cassida vittata	Apodemus uralensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bordered Tortoise Beetle and Mulot Pygmée share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Bordered Tortoise Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mulot Pygmée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Tortoise Beetle	Mulot Pygmée
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.

Mulot Pygmée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.