African Clouded Yellow vs Sumatran orangutan

Colias electo compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• African Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pieridae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Colias	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Colias electo	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sumatran orangutan

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.