Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Potto

Colias phicomone compared with Perodicticus potto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pieridae	Lorisidae
Genus	Colias	Perodicticus
Species	Colias phicomone	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.