Ashy Button vs Dusky Akodont

Acleris sparsana compared with Akodon dayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Button Dusky Akodont
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Tortricidae Cricetidae
Genus Acleris Akodon
Species Acleris sparsana Akodon dayi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Button Dusky Akodont
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.

Dusky Akodont

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.

Dusky Akodont

No description available.

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