Large Cabbage White vs Losea Rat

Pieris brassicae compared with Rattus losea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Cabbage White	Losea Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pieris	Rattus
Species	Pieris brassicae	Rattus losea

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Cabbage White and Losea Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Cabbage White

LC — Least Concern

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Cabbage White	Losea Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Cabbage White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (41 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Large Cabbage White

Large Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae) 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:

🇹🇼 Taiwan