Lesser Clouded Yellow vs Malayan porcupine

Colias chrysotheme compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Hystricidae
Genus	Colias	Hystrix
Species	Colias chrysotheme	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Clouded Yellow and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇱 Netherlands