Alfalfa Butterfly vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Colias eurytheme compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa Butterfly	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Pieridae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Colias	Brachyuromys
Species	Colias eurytheme	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa Butterfly and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Butterfly

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa Butterfly	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa Butterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alfalfa Butterfly

The Alfalfa Butterfly (Colias eurytheme) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.