Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Ornate Shrew

Colias phicomone compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Colias	Sorex
Species	Colias phicomone	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.