Clouded Apollo vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	Great Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Parnassius	Artibeus
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	Great Fruit-eating 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.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.