Marbled Button vs Northern tamandua

Acleris maccana compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled Button	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Tortricidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Acleris	Tamandua
Species	Acleris maccana	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled Button	Northern tamandua
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.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.