Schwarzer Apollo vs Mähnenhirsch

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Schwarzer Apollo is Near Threatened while Mähnenhirsch is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzer Apollo	Mähnenhirsch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Papilionidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Parnassius	Rusa
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Schwarzer Apollo and Mähnenhirsch share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Schwarzer Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Mähnenhirsch

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzer Apollo	Mähnenhirsch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzer 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.

Mähnenhirsch

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.

Schwarzer 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