Buff Button vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Acleris permutana compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Medellín Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Acleris permutana	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Medellín Small-eared 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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.