Buff Button vs Eastern Mole

Acleris permutana compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Tortricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Acleris	Scalopus
Species	Acleris permutana	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.