Ashy Button vs Fishing Cat

Acleris sparsana compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Tortricidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Acleris	Prionailurus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Fishing Cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashy Button

Ashy button (Acleris sparsana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.