Large Pale Clothes Moth vs Malayan civet

Tinea pallescentella compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Large Pale Clothes Moth is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Pale Clothes Moth	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tineidae	Viverridae
Genus	Tinea	Viverra
Species	Tinea pallescentella	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Pale Clothes Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Pale Clothes Moth	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.