Hare's-tail vs Mountain Clouded Yellow

Lagurus ovatus compared with Colias phicomone

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Mountain 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 phicomone

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Mountain 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).

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇰 Slovakia