Ashy Button vs Menzbier's Marmot

Acleris sparsana compared with Marmota menzbieri

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Menzbier's Marmot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Menzbier's Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Acleris	Marmota
Species	Acleris sparsana	Marmota menzbieri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Menzbier's Marmot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Menzbier's Marmot
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.

Menzbier's Marmot

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.