Clouded Yellow vs Polynesian rat

Colias croceus compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Colias	Rattus
Species	Colias croceus	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Polynesian rat
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).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Clouded Yellow

橙黄色蝶（Colias croceus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。分布广泛，数量丰富，种群稳定，无迫切的保护关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom