Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Colias phicomone compared with Proechimys decumanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Echimyidae
Genus	Colias	Proechimys
Species	Colias phicomone	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Clouded Yellow and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.