African Clouded Yellow vs Olinguito

Colias electo compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• African Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	Olinguito
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pieridae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Colias	Bassaricyon
Species	Colias electo	Bassaricyon neblina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.