Lesser Clouded Yellow vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Colias chrysotheme compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

• Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable while Long-nosed Echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Pieridae	Peramelidae
Genus	Colias	Echymipera
Species	Colias chrysotheme	Echymipera rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Clouded Yellow and Long-nosed Echymipera share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Long-nosed Echymipera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.