Large Pale Clothes Moth vs Lesser Chiruromys

Tinea pallescentella compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Large Pale Clothes Moth is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Pale Clothes Moth	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tineidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tinea	Chiruromys
Species	Tinea pallescentella	Chiruromys vates

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Pale Clothes Moth and Lesser Chiruromys share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Pale Clothes Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Pale Clothes Moth	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Pale Clothes Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.