Buff Button vs Cotinga écaillé

Acleris permutana compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Cotinga écaillé is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Cotinga écaillé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Tortricidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Acleris	Ampelioides
Species	Acleris permutana	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Cotinga écaillé share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Cotinga écaillé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Cotinga écaillé
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.

Cotinga écaillé

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Cotinga écaillé

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.