African Clouded Yellow vs African forest elephant

Colias electo compared with Loxodonta cyclotis

Key Differences

• African Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while African forest elephant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	African forest elephant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Pieridae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Colias	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Colias electo	Loxodonta cyclotis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Clouded Yellow and African forest elephant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	African forest elephant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Clouded Yellow

The African Clouded Yellow (Colias electo) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.