Clouded Yellow vs Incan shrew opossum

Colias croceus compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Pieridae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Colias	Lestoros
Species	Colias croceus	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.