Ashy Button vs Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Acleris sparsana compared with Salpingotus kozlovi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Acleris	Salpingotus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Salpingotus kozlovi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

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.