Mountain Clouded Yellow vs Rock Partridge

Colias phicomone compared with Alectoris graeca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Rock Partridge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Pieridae	Phasianidae
Genus	Colias	Alectoris
Species	Colias phicomone	Alectoris graeca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Rock Partridge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Clouded Yellow	Rock Partridge
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.

Rock Partridge

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Rock Partridge

Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇺🇦 Ukraine