Danube Clouded Yellow vs Gansu Shrew

Colias myrmidone compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Danube Clouded Yellow is Endangered while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Danube Clouded Yellow	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Colias	Sorex
Species	Colias myrmidone	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Danube Clouded Yellow and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Danube Clouded Yellow

EN — Endangered

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Danube Clouded Yellow	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Danube Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.