Barred White Clothes vs Northern Birch Mouse

Nemapogon clematella compared with Sicista betulina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred White Clothes	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tineidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Nemapogon	Sicista
Species	Nemapogon clematella	Sicista betulina

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred White Clothes and Northern Birch Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Barred White Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred White Clothes	Northern Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred White Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Barred White Clothes

The Barred White Clothes (Nemapogon clematella) is a species in the genus Nemapogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden