Ashy Button vs Ardilla Terrestre

Acleris sparsana compared with Spermophilus citellus

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Ardilla Terrestre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Ardilla Terrestre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Acleris	Spermophilus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Spermophilus citellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Ardilla Terrestre share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Ardilla Terrestre

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Ardilla Terrestre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ardilla Terrestre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ashy Button

Ashy button (Acleris sparsana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.