red underwing skipper vs White-cheeked Pintail

Spialia sertorius compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• red underwing skipper is Extinct while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	red underwing skipper	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Hesperiidae	Anatidae
Genus	Spialia	Anas
Species	Spialia sertorius	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

red underwing skipper and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	red underwing skipper	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom