Arctic Sulfur vs Japanese Squirrel

Colias palaeno compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Colias	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Colias palaeno	Sciurus lis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Sulfur and Japanese Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Sulfur	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Arctic Sulfur

Arctic Sulfur (Colias palaeno) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom