Lamulate Shrew vs Meal Moth

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate 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 lamula	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lamulate Shrew and Meal Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate 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).