Ashy Button vs Civette Fossane

Acleris sparsana compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Civette Fossane is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Civette Fossane
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Tortricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Acleris	Fossa
Species	Acleris sparsana	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Civette Fossane

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Civette Fossane
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.

Civette Fossane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.