By our definition of Buddha, no, since we understand the title of "Buddha" ("awakened") is earned by the Innermost after the completion of the fourth Initiation of Major Mysteries (Netzach), the creation of the Solar Mental body (Sahadeva / Najuda). The mind of such a being is different from animals (elementals).
Let us remember that at the end of the mahamanvantara (great age), everything will be returned to the Absolute, so in a sense, everything will acquire "krama-mukti," at least through the pralaya (cosmic night). By my understanding, however, the term is used more specifically to refer to those souls who have such longing for Divinity that they "rise above" the mechanical flow of the other elementals (raw consciousness, undeveloped). That is, they have more longing than others, but not enough longing to create the soul (Spiral Path) or incarnate the Light itself (Direct Path).
“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes.” —Demosthenes
"Do not worry; cultivate the habit of being happy." —Samael Aun Weor