Dark-triangle Button vs Europäische Biber

Acleris laterana compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Dark-triangle Button is Least Concern while Europäische Biber is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-triangle Button	Europäische Biber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Tortricidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Acleris	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Acleris laterana	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-triangle Button and Europäische Biber share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dark-triangle Button

LC — Least Concern

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-triangle Button	Europäische Biber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-triangle Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Europäische Biber

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Europäische Biber

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden