Ashy Button vs Mexican woodrat

Acleris sparsana compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Button Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Tortricidae Cricetidae
Genus Acleris Neotoma
Species Acleris sparsana Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Button Mexican woodrat
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.

Mexican woodrat

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.

Mexican woodrat

No description available.

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