Buff Button vs Jaguarundi

Acleris permutana compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Jaguarundi
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Tortricidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Acleris	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Acleris permutana	Puma yagouaroundi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.