Ashy Button vs Baird’s Beaked Whale

Acleris sparsana compared with Berardius bairdii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Baird’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Tortricidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Acleris	Berardius
Species	Acleris sparsana	Berardius bairdii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Baird’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Baird’s Beaked Whale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Baird’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Baird’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashy Button

Ashy button (Acleris sparsana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Baird’s Beaked Whale

The Baird’s Beaked Whale (Berardius bairdii) is a species in the genus Berardius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.