Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Pigmy Skipper

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Gegenes pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed 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	Phyllostomidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Gegenes
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat and Pigmy Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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