Clouded Apollo vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Papilionidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Parnassius	Monodelphis
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	Hooded red-sided opossum
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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.