Elm Button vs New Guinean planigale

Acleris kochiella compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Elm Button is Vulnerable while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Button	New Guinean planigale
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	Planigale
Species	Acleris kochiella	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Elm Button and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Button	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.