Elm Button vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Acleris kochiella compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Elm Button is Vulnerable while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Button	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Acleris	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Acleris kochiella	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elm Button and Mexican Fox Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Button	Mexican Fox Squirrel
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.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.