Northern Button vs Ornate Flying Fox

Acleris lipsiana compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Northern Button is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Button	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Tortricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acleris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acleris lipsiana	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Button and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Button	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.