Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Black-mantled Goshawk

Colias caucasica compared with Accipiter melanochlamys

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Clouded Yellow Black-mantled Goshawk
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Aves (Birds)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family Pieridae Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus Colias Accipiter
Species Colias caucasica Accipiter melanochlamys

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Black-mantled Goshawk share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Black-mantled Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Clouded Yellow Black-mantled Goshawk
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).

Black-mantled Goshawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-mantled Goshawk

The Black-mantled Goshawk (Accipiter melanochlamys) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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