Tufted Marbled Skipper vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Carcharodus floccifera compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Tufted Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tufted Marbled Skipper	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Hesperiidae	Icteridae
Genus	Carcharodus	Amblycercus
Species	Carcharodus floccifera	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Tufted Marbled Skipper and Yellow-billed Cacique share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Tufted Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tufted Marbled Skipper	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tufted Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (28 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) 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.