Ashy Button vs Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Acleris sparsana compared with Rhinolophus euryale

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tortricidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Acleris	Rhinolophus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Rhinolophus euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
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.

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

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.