Ashy Button vs Crested servaline genet

Acleris sparsana compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Crested servaline genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tortricidae	Viverridae
Genus	Acleris	Genetta
Species	Acleris sparsana	Genetta cristata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Crested servaline genet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Crested servaline genet
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.

Crested servaline genet

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.