Elm Button vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Acleris kochiella compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• Elm Button is Vulnerable while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Button	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Tortricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Acleris	Marmosa
Species	Acleris kochiella	Marmosa andersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Elm Button and Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Button	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.