Elm Button vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Acleris kochiella compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Elm Button is Vulnerable while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Button	Hairy-footed dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Acleris kochiella	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Elm Button and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Button	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.