Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Kirk's dik-dik

Colias caucasica compared with Madoqua kirkii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Clouded Yellow Kirk's dik-dik
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Pieridae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Colias Madoqua
Species Colias caucasica Madoqua kirkii

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Kirk's dik-dik share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Clouded Yellow Kirk's dik-dik
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).

Kirk's dik-dik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.

Kirk's dik-dik

No description available.

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