Clouded Apollo vs Javan Rusa

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	Javan Rusa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Papilionidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Parnassius	Rusa
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Javan Rusa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	Javan Rusa
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.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway