Lesser Clouded Yellow vs Zorro rojo

Colias chrysotheme compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable while Zorro rojo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Zorro rojo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Pieridae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Colias	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Colias chrysotheme	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Clouded Yellow and Zorro rojo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Zorro rojo

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Zorro rojo
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Zorro rojo

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

El zorro rojo (Vulpes vulpes) es el carnivoro salvaje mas ampliamente distribuido de la Tierra. Ha colonizado habitats que van desde la tundra artica hasta entornos urbanos en todo el hemisferio norte y en zonas donde fue introducido en Australia. Se reconoce por su pelaje rojizo, el vientre blanco y la espesa cola. Omnivoro altamente adaptable, el zorro rojo come de todo, desde conejos y ratones de campo hasta frutos y desperdicios humanos. Se comunica con mas de 40 vocalizaciones distintas.