Ashy Button vs Desmarest's hutia

Acleris sparsana compared with Capromys pilorides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Button Desmarest's hutia
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Tortricidae Capromyidae
Genus Acleris Capromys
Species Acleris sparsana Capromys pilorides

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Desmarest's hutia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest's hutia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Button Desmarest's hutia
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.

Desmarest's hutia

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.

Desmarest's hutia

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia