Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs mountain hare

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	mountain hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Noctuidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Anarta	Lepus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lepus timidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and mountain hare share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	mountain hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.