Marbled Button vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Acleris maccana compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Marbled Button is Least Concern while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled Button	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tortricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acleris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acleris maccana	Pteropus caniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Marbled Button and North Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled Button	North Moluccan Flying Fox
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.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.