Ashy Button vs Giant Jumping Rat

Acleris sparsana compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Acleris	Hypogeomys
Species	Acleris sparsana	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Giant Jumping Rat
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.

Giant Jumping Rat

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.