Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Colias phicomone compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Colias	Spermophilus
Species	Colias phicomone	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Pallid Ground Squirrel
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.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.