Ashy Button vs Northern Bettong

Acleris sparsana compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tortricidae	Potoroidae
Genus	Acleris	Bettongia
Species	Acleris sparsana	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.