Clouded Yellow vs Lǎohǔ

Colias croceus compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Lǎohǔ is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Lǎohǔ
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)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Pieridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Colias	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Colias croceus	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Lǎohǔ share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Lǎohǔ

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Lǎohǔ
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

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).

Lǎohǔ

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Clouded Yellow

橙黄色蝶（Colias croceus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。分布广泛，数量丰富，种群稳定，无迫切的保护关切。

Lǎohǔ

地球上最大的野生猫科动物，体重可超过300千克，栖息于从俄罗斯远东到东南亚的森林中。独居埋伏捕食者，具有独特的橙色和黑色条纹皮毛，在斑驳光线中提供伪装。由于偷猎和森林砍伐，野外种群减少至不足4,000只，被列为极危（CR）物种。