Marbled Button vs Napo Spiny-rat

Acleris maccana compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled Button	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Acleris	Proechimys
Species	Acleris maccana	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Marbled Button and Napo Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled Button	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.