Ashy Button vs Banks Flying Fox

Acleris sparsana compared with Pteropus fundatus

Key Differences

  • Ashy Button is Least Concern while Banks Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Button Banks Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Tortricidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Acleris Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Acleris sparsana Pteropus fundatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Banks Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Button Banks Flying Fox
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.

Banks Flying Fox

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.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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