Buff Button vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Acleris permutana compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Tortricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Acleris	Sminthopsis
Species	Acleris permutana	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Hairy-footed dunnart
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.

Hairy-footed dunnart

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.