heather ladybird vs kidney-spot ladybird

Chilocorus bipustulatus compared with Chilocorus renipustulatus

Key Differences

• heather ladybird is Vulnerable while kidney-spot ladybird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heather ladybird	kidney-spot ladybird
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family same	Coccinellidae	Coccinellidae
Genus same	Chilocorus	Chilocorus
Species	Chilocorus bipustulatus	Chilocorus renipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

heather ladybird and kidney-spot ladybird share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chilocorus.

Conservation Status

heather ladybird

VU — Vulnerable

kidney-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heather ladybird	kidney-spot ladybird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

heather ladybird

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

kidney-spot ladybird

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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