Buff Button vs Hourglass Dolphin

Acleris permutana compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Tortricidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Acleris	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Acleris permutana	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Hourglass Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.