Bank Vole vs Buff Button

Myodes glareolus compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Buff Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Myodes	Acleris
Species	Myodes glareolus	Acleris permutana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Buff Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Buff Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.

Bank Vole

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden