Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Mountain Coati

Colias phicomone compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pieridae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Colias	Nasua
Species	Colias phicomone	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Clouded Yellow and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.