Elm Button vs Fiery Squirrel

Acleris kochiella compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Elm Button is Vulnerable while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Button	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Tortricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Acleris	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Acleris kochiella	Sciurus flammifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Elm Button and Fiery Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Button	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.