Mountain Clouded Yellow vs puma

Colias phicomone compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pieridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Colias	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Colias phicomone	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.