Clouded Apollo vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Papilionidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Parnassius	Balantiopteryx
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clouded Apollo

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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 Apollo

Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.