Ashy Button vs Common Seahorse

Acleris sparsana compared with Hippocampus kuda

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Common Seahorse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Common Seahorse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)
Family	Tortricidae	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Acleris	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Acleris sparsana	Hippocampus kuda

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Common Seahorse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Common Seahorse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	17 cm
Average Weight	—	10 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Common Seahorse

The common seahorse is found in tropical and temperate waters. Males carry and deliver the babies.