Buff Button vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Acleris permutana compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Tortricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Acleris	Marmosops
Species	Acleris permutana	Marmosops fuscatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Dusky Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Dusky Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Buff Button

The Buff Button (Acleris permutana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.