Buff Button vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Acleris permutana compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Tortricidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Acleris	Dasypus
Species	Acleris permutana	Dasypus pilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
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 Long-nosed Armadillo

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.