Buff Button vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Acleris permutana compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Tortricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Acleris	Atelerix
Species	Acleris permutana	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.