Ashy Button vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Acleris sparsana compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tortricidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Acleris	Pteronotus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Paraguana Common Mustached Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
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.

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.