Pale Clouded Yellow vs Polynesian rat

Colias hyale compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale Clouded Yellow	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Colias	Rattus
Species	Colias hyale	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale Clouded Yellow and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale Clouded Yellow	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Pale Clouded Yellow

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) 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 1 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom