De Winton's Shrew vs Meal Moth

Chodsigoa hypsibia compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Winton's Shrew	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Pyralis
Species	Chodsigoa hypsibia	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

De Winton's Shrew and Meal Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Winton's Shrew	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).