Clouded Yellow vs Ночница Наттерера

Colias croceus compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

• Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Ночница Наттерера is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Ночница Наттерера
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Pieridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Colias	Myotis
Species	Colias croceus	Myotis nattereri

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Ночница Наттерера share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Ночница Наттерера

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Ночница Наттерера
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).

Ночница Наттерера

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine