Buff Button vs Mound-building Mouse

Acleris permutana compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Mound-building Mouse
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	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Acleris permutana	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Mound-building Mouse
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.

Mound-building Mouse

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.