Case-making clothes moth vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Tinea pellionella compared with Natalus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Case-making clothes moth	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tineidae	Natalidae
Genus	Tinea	Natalus
Species	Tinea pellionella	Natalus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Case-making clothes moth and Mexican Funnel-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Case-making clothes moth

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Case-making clothes moth	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.