Buff Button vs Fat Sand Rat

Acleris permutana compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Fat Sand Rat
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Tortricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acleris	Psammomys
Species	Acleris permutana	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

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.