Dusky Flying Fox vs Pigmy Skipper

Pteropus brunneus compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gegenes
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Pigmy Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).