African Clouded Yellow vs Dark flying fox

Colias electo compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• African Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	Dark flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Colias	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Colias electo	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

African Clouded Yellow and Dark flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Dark flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dark flying fox

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.