Majestic Pericote vs Marbled Button

Phyllotis magister compared with Acleris maccana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Majestic Pericote	Marbled Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Phyllotis	Acleris
Species	Phyllotis magister	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

Majestic Pericote and Marbled Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Majestic Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Majestic Pericote	Marbled Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Majestic Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.