Pigmy Skipper vs puma

Gegenes pumilio compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pigmy Skipper	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hesperiidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gegenes	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Gegenes pumilio	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pigmy Skipper	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.