Clouded Yellow vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Colias croceus compared with Tscherskia triton

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Colias	Tscherskia
Species	Colias croceus	Tscherskia triton

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Greater Long-tailed Hamster share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.