Black-tufted Marmoset vs Case-making clothes moth

Callithrix penicillata compared with Tinea pellionella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tufted Marmoset	Case-making clothes moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Callitrichidae	Tineidae
Genus	Callithrix	Tinea
Species	Callithrix penicillata	Tinea pellionella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tufted Marmoset and Case-making clothes moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-tufted Marmoset

LC — Least Concern

Case-making clothes moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tufted Marmoset	Case-making clothes moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tufted Marmoset

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Case-making clothes moth

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Black-tufted Marmoset

The Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) is a species in the genus Callithrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Brazil.

Case-making clothes moth

The Case-making Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella) is a species in the genus Tinea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.