Buff Button vs Himalayan Rat

Acleris permutana compared with Rattus pyctoris

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Himalayan Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Tortricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acleris	Rattus
Species	Acleris permutana	Rattus pyctoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Himalayan Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Himalayan Rat
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.

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.