Ashy Button vs Namaqua dune mole rat

Acleris sparsana compared with Bathyergus janetta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Namaqua dune mole rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Bathyergidae
Genus	Acleris	Bathyergus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Bathyergus janetta

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Namaqua dune mole rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Namaqua dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Namaqua dune mole rat
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.

Namaqua dune mole rat

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.