Le Souci vs Dusky Flying Fox

Colias croceus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Le Souci is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Le Souci	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Colias	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Colias croceus	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Le Souci and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Le Souci

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Le Souci	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Le Souci

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Le Souci

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.