Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs red underwing skipper

Thyroptera discifera compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	red underwing skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Spialia
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Spialia sertorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Disk-winged Bat and red underwing skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	red underwing skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).