Ashy Button vs Indian Pangolin

Acleris sparsana compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Tortricidae	Manidae
Genus	Acleris	Manis
Species	Acleris sparsana	Manis crassicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

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.