Clouded Yellow vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Colias croceus compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pieridae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Colias	Leontocebus
Species	Colias croceus	Leontocebus illigeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
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).

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

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.