Gato de Agua vs Perth Button

Lontra longicaudis compared with Acleris abietana

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Perth Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Perth Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Tortricidae
Genus	Lontra	Acleris
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Acleris abietana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gato de Agua and Perth Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Perth Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Perth Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Perth Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.