Ashy Button vs Moor Macaque

Acleris sparsana compared with Macaca maura

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Moor Macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Moor Macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tortricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Acleris	Macaca
Species	Acleris sparsana	Macaca maura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Moor Macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Moor Macaque
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.

Moor Macaque

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.