Clouded Yellow vs Desert Dormouse

Colias croceus compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Pieridae	Gliridae
Genus	Colias	Selevinia
Species	Colias croceus	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Desert Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Yellow

A amarela-de-orla-preta (Colias croceus) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuída e abundante na sua área de distribuição, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.