Clouded Apollo vs Coiban Mastuff Bat

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Molossus coibensis

Key Differences

  • Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Coiban Mastuff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clouded Apollo Coiban Mastuff Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Arthropoda (節足動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Insecta (昆虫) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Lepidoptera (チョウ目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Papilionidae Molossidae
Genus Parnassius Molossus
Species Parnassius mnemosyne Molossus coibensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Coiban Mastuff Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Coiban Mastuff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Clouded Apollo Coiban Mastuff 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.

Coiban Mastuff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Clouded Apollo

ウンモンアポロ(Parnassius mnemosyne)は、IUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されています。脅威の基準に近づいており、保全措置なしでは脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持ちます。

Coiban Mastuff Bat

The Coiban Mastuff Bat (Molossus coibensis) is a small free-tailed bat in the family Molossidae, named for Coiba Island off the Pacific coast of Panama, where specimens were first collected. Members of the genus Molossus are robust, fast-flying insectivores adapted to open-air foraging above the forest canopy and over water, characterised by narrow wings and a tail that extends beyond the patagium (wing membrane). Molossus coibensis inhabits lowland tropical forests and adjacent open habitats in Central America and northwestern South America, with confirmed records from Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Panama, indicating a distributional range that extends well beyond its type locality on Coiba Island. Like other mastiff bats, it roosts in crevices within buildings, rock faces, and hollow trees, emerging at dusk to pursue aerial insects at speed. The species feeds primarily on large beetles, moths, and other night-flying insects, typically hunted high above the forest. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN based on its relatively wide range and tolerance of modified habitats. Molossus coibensis was long treated as a subspecies of Molossus molossus before being recognised as a distinct species based on morphological and molecular evidence. Ecological and life-history data specific to this taxon remain limited.

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