Ashy Button vs Gilbert's dunnart

Acleris sparsana compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Button Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Tortricidae Dasyuridae
Genus Acleris Sminthopsis
Species Acleris sparsana Sminthopsis gilberti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Button Gilbert's dunnart
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.

Gilbert's dunnart

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.

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

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