Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Dark flying fox

Colias caucasica compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan 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 caucasica	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Clouded Yellow

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