Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Floating Fern

Abantis bicolor compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Abantis	Salvinia
Species	Abantis bicolor	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.