Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Dusky Flying Fox

Colias caucasica compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Balkan Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Colias	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Colias caucasica	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Clouded Yellow

The Balkan Clouded Yellow (Colias caucasica) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.