False Marbled Skipper vs Laysan Duck

Carcharodus stauderi compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• False Marbled Skipper is Not Evaluated while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Marbled Skipper	Laysan Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Anseriformes (Kazsılar)
Family	Hesperiidae	Anatidae
Genus	Carcharodus	Anas
Species	Carcharodus stauderi	Anas laysanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Marbled Skipper and Laysan Duck share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

False Marbled Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Marbled Skipper	Laysan Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

Laysan Duck

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.