Marbled Button vs New Guinean planigale

Acleris maccana compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Marbled 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 maccana Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Marbled Button New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

No description available.

New Guinean planigale

No description available.

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