Clouded Yellow vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Colias croceus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Colias	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Colias croceus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Yellow

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.