Clouded Yellow vs Rato de Espinho

Colias croceus compared with Carterodon sulcidens

Key Differences

• Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Rato de Espinho is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Rato de Espinho
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Pieridae	Echimyidae
Genus	Colias	Carterodon
Species	Colias croceus	Carterodon sulcidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Rato de Espinho share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Rato de Espinho

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Rato de Espinho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Rato de Espinho

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Yellow

A amarela-de-orla-preta (Colias croceus) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuída e abundante na sua área de distribuição, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.