Buff Button vs Oursin de Hongrie

Acleris permutana compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Oursin de Hongrie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Oursin de Hongrie
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Tortricidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Acleris	Echinops
Species	Acleris permutana	Echinops exaltatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Oursin de Hongrie share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Oursin de Hongrie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Oursin de Hongrie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Oursin de Hongrie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Buff Button

The Buff Button (Acleris permutana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden