Flower-faced Bat vs Pigmy Skipper

Anthops ornatus compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	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	Hipposideridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Anthops	Gegenes
Species	Anthops ornatus	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Flower-faced Bat and Pigmy Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

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).