Rata de Campo vs Buff Button

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	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	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Acleris
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Acleris permutana

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Buff Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Buff Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.