Fleabane Tortoise Beetle vs Genette de Johnston

Cassida murraea compared with Genetta johnstoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle	Genette de Johnston
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Viverridae
Genus	Cassida	Genetta
Species	Cassida murraea	Genetta johnstoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle and Genette de Johnston share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Genette de Johnston

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle	Genette de Johnston
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.

Genette de Johnston

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.