Buff Button vs Dark flying fox

Acleris permutana compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Dark flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Tortricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acleris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acleris permutana	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Dark flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Dark flying fox
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.

Dark flying fox

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.