Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Colias caucasica compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Colias	Chaetodipus
Species	Colias caucasica	Chaetodipus arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Little Desert Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
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).

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.