clouded magpie vs 欧亚红尾鸲

Abraxas sylvata compared with Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Key Differences

• clouded magpie is Vulnerable while 欧亚红尾鸲 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie	欧亚红尾鸲
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Passeriformes (雀形目)
Family	Geometridae	Muscicapidae
Genus	Abraxas	Phoenicurus
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded magpie and 欧亚红尾鸲 share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

欧亚红尾鸲

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie	欧亚红尾鸲
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.

欧亚红尾鸲

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

欧亚红尾鸲

欧亚红尾鸲（Phoenicurus phoenicurus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。在其分布范围内广泛分布，种群数量稳定，无直接保护威胁。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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