Murin d'Alcathoe vs Tufted Button

Myotis alcathoe compared with Acleris cristana

Key Differences

• Murin d'Alcathoe is Endangered while Tufted Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murin d'Alcathoe	Tufted Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Myotis	Acleris
Species	Myotis alcathoe	Acleris cristana

Evolutionary Relationship

Murin d'Alcathoe and Tufted Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Murin d'Alcathoe

EN — Endangered

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murin d'Alcathoe	Tufted Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murin d'Alcathoe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Murin d'Alcathoe

The Alcathoe Myotis (Myotis alcathoe) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden