Elm Button vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Acleris kochiella compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Button	Mexican Ground 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	Ictidomys
Species	Acleris kochiella	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Button	Mexican Ground 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 Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.