Hare's-tail vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Lagurus ovatus compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pieridae
Genus	Lagurus	Colias
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Hare's-tail and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇰 Slovakia