Alpine Grizzled Skipper vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Pyrgus andromedae compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Grizzled Skipper is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Grizzled Skipper	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Hesperiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pyrgus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pyrgus andromedae	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Grizzled Skipper and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Alpine Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Grizzled Skipper	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Grizzled Skipper

The Alpine Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus andromedae) is a species in the genus Pyrgus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found across Europe (21 countries).