Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Mountain Gazelle

Colias phicomone compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

• Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened while Mountain Gazelle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Mountain Gazelle
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	Pieridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Colias	Gazella
Species	Colias phicomone	Gazella gazella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Mountain Gazelle
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 Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.