Bi-Coloured Skipper vs Monkey Apple

Abantis bicolor compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened while Monkey Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Monkey Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Abantis	Annona
Species	Abantis bicolor	Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bi-Coloured Skipper	Monkey Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.