Almond moth vs Mound-building Mouse

Cadra cautella compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Almond moth is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Almond moth	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pyralidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cadra	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Cadra cautella	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Almond moth and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Almond moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Almond moth	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Almond moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Venezuela).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Almond moth

The Almond moth (Cadra cautella) is a species in the genus Cadra. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.