Balloon vine vs Bi-Coloured Skipper

Cardiospermum halicacabum compared with Abantis bicolor

Key Differences

• Balloon vine is Not Evaluated while Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon vine	Bi-Coloured Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Cardiospermum	Abantis
Species	Cardiospermum halicacabum	Abantis bicolor

Conservation Status

Balloon vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon vine	Bi-Coloured Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon vine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Balloon vine

The Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species in the genus Cardiospermum. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Bi-Coloured Skipper

The Bi-Coloured Skipper (Abantis bicolor) is a species in the genus Abantis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.