Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Colias phicomone compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Nepalese Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Colias	Apodemus
Species	Colias phicomone	Apodemus gurkha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Nepalese Field Mouse
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.

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.