clouded magpie vs Eurasian red squirrel

Abraxas sylvata compared with Sciurus vulgaris

Key Differences

• clouded magpie is Vulnerable while Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie	Eurasian red squirrel
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	Geometridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Abraxas	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Sciurus vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded magpie and Eurasian red squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie	Eurasian red squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

clouded magpie

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

clouded magpie

The clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across temperate Europe, extending eastward through Russia to Japan. The adult wingspan measures approximately 32–42 mm, with white wings bearing a distinctive pattern of yellow-orange and dark grey to black spots and patches arranged in rows across the forewing and hindwing, creating a striking patterned appearance resembling the magpie coloring of the related magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata, but with a more yellowish, muted tone and less black — hence 'clouded.' Adults fly in one generation from June to July, resting on leaf surfaces and attending woodland flowers for nectar. The larvae feed on wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and occasionally other Ulmus species in mature deciduous woodland and woodland edges. The clouded magpie has become less common in parts of its European range due to the widespread loss of mature elms from Dutch elm disease, which devastated European elm populations from the 1970s onward. Conservation of this species requires the protection of surviving mature elm trees and management of regrowth elms in woodland ecosystems.

Eurasian red squirrel

キタリス（Sciurus vulgaris）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全体にわたって広く生息し、個体数は安定しており、早急な保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden