False Cacao Moth vs White-cheeked Pintail

Ephestia woodiella compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• False Cacao Moth is Not Evaluated while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Cacao Moth	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Pyralidae	Anatidae
Genus	Ephestia	Anas
Species	Ephestia woodiella	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Cacao Moth and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Cacao Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Cacao Moth	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Cacao Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium