Buff Button vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Acleris permutana compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Handley s 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 handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Handley s 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.

Handley s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.