Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Mountain Goat

Colias phicomone compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Mountain Goat
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	Oreamnos
Species	Colias phicomone	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Mountain Goat
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 Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.