Common Blue vs Long-tailed Goral

Polyommatus icarus compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Key Differences

• Common Blue is Least Concern while Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue	Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycaenidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Polyommatus	Naemorhedus
Species	Polyommatus icarus	Naemorhedus caudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Blue and Long-tailed Goral share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Blue

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue	Long-tailed Goral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Blue

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (United States).

Long-tailed Goral

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Blue

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) 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.