Lichen Button vs Montane Water Vole

Acleris literana compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lichen Button	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acleris	Arvicola
Species	Acleris literana	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

Lichen Button and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lichen Button

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lichen Button	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lichen Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium