Buff Button vs Spotted Sandpiper

Acleris permutana compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Aves (새)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Charadriiformes (도요목)
Family	Tortricidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Acleris	Actitis
Species	Acleris permutana	Actitis macularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Spotted Sandpiper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Spotted Sandpiper
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.

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Spotted Sandpiper

점박이도요(Actitis macularius)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 최소 관심(LC)으로 분류된다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 광범위하게 분포하고 개체수가 풍부하며, 안정적인 개체군을 유지하고 즉각적인 보전 우려 사항은 없다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden