Dark-triangle Button vs Castor Europeo

Acleris laterana compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Dark-triangle Button is Least Concern while Castor Europeo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-triangle Button	Castor Europeo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Acleris	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Acleris laterana	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-triangle Button and Castor Europeo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark-triangle Button

LC — Least Concern

Castor Europeo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-triangle Button	Castor Europeo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-triangle Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Castor Europeo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Castor Europeo

El castor europeo (Castor fiber) está clasificado como Vulnerable (VU) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Enfrenta un alto riesgo de amenaza en estado silvestre, con poblaciones en declive y creciente presión sobre su hábitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden