L'Apollon vs Chalk Maple

Parnassius apollo compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• L'Apollon is Near Threatened while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	L'Apollon	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Papilionidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Parnassius	Acer
Species	Parnassius apollo	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

L'Apollon

NT — Near Threatened

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	L'Apollon	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

L'Apollon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (29 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

L'Apollon

Apollo (Parnassius apollo) 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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.