Ashy Button vs Hoary fox

Acleris sparsana compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Hoary fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tortricidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Acleris	Lycalopex
Species	Acleris sparsana	Lycalopex vetulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Hoary fox
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.

Hoary fox

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.