Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Little spotted cat

Colias caucasica compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Balkan Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Little spotted cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Little spotted cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pieridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Colias	Leopardus
Species	Colias caucasica	Leopardus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Little spotted cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Little spotted cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Little spotted cat
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 spotted cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.