Buff Button vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Acleris permutana compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Northern Marsupial Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Tortricidae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Acleris	Notoryctes
Species	Acleris permutana	Notoryctes caurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Northern Marsupial Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Northern Marsupial Mole
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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

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.