Marmota Alpina vs Buff Button

Marmota marmota compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

• Marmota Alpina is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmota Alpina	Buff Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tortricidae
Genus	Marmota	Acleris
Species	Marmota marmota	Acleris permutana

Evolutionary Relationship

Marmota Alpina and Buff Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marmota Alpina

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmota Alpina	Buff Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmota Alpina

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

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.

Marmota Alpina

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

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.