Pelzmotte vs Gray Slender Opossum

Tinea pellionella compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pelzmotte	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Tineidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Tinea	Marmosops
Species	Tinea pellionella	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pelzmotte and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Pelzmotte

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pelzmotte	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pelzmotte

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pelzmotte

The Case-making Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella) is a species in the genus Tinea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.