Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs Pigmy Skipper

Pteropus speciosus compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray 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 speciosus	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray 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).