Buff Button vs New Guinean Quoll

Acleris permutana compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	New Guinean Quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Acleris permutana	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.