Buff Button vs Dusky Flying Fox

Acleris permutana compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tortricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acleris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acleris permutana	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff Button

The Buff Button (Acleris permutana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.