Vison d'Europe vs Maple Button

Mustela lutreola compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

• Vison d'Europe is Extinct while Maple Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vison d'Europe	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Tortricidae
Genus	Mustela	Acleris
Species	Mustela lutreola	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Vison d'Europe and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Vison d'Europe

EX — Extinct

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vison d'Europe	Maple Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Vison d'Europe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium