Buff Button vs Malayan Water Shrew

Acleris permutana compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Tortricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Acleris	Chimarrogale
Species	Acleris permutana	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

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.