Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Palawan Treeshrew

Colias phicomone compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Pieridae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Colias	Tupaia
Species	Colias phicomone	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Clouded Yellow and Palawan Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Palawan Treeshrew
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.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.