Buff Button vs Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

Acleris permutana compared with Batomys hamiguitan

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acleris	Batomys
Species	Acleris permutana	Batomys hamiguitan

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat
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.

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

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.