Clouded Apollo vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Parnassius	Notopteris
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.