Ashy Button vs Grande Noctule

Acleris sparsana compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Grande Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Grande Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tortricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Acleris	Nyctalus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Grande Noctule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Grande Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Grande Noctule
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.

Grande Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium