African Clouded Yellow vs Malagasy civet

Colias electo compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• African Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pieridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Colias	Fossa
Species	Colias electo	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malagasy civet

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.