Buff Button vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Acleris permutana compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Ecuadorian Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Acleris	Balantiopteryx
Species	Acleris permutana	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
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.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.