Alfalfa Butterfly vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Colias eurytheme compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Alfalfa Butterfly is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa Butterfly	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Pieridae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Colias	Brachytarsomys
Species	Colias eurytheme	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa Butterfly and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Butterfly

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa Butterfly	Hairy-tailed Tree 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.

Hairy-tailed Tree 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.