African Monarch vs Monarch

Danaus chrysippus compared with Danaus plexippus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Monarch	Monarch
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Danaus (Milkweed Butterflies)	Danaus (Milkweed Butterflies)
Species	Danaus chrysippus	Danaus plexippus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Monarch and Monarch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Danaus. (Milkweed Butterflies)

表示 Genus: Danaus

Conservation Status

African Monarch

NE — Not Evaluated

Monarch

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Monarch	Monarch
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	5 cm
Average Weight	—	0 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Monarch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (10 countries).

Monarch

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

African Monarch

The African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus) is a species in the genus Danaus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Monarch

世界で最も驚くべき渡り昆虫の一つで、オオカバマダラ（Danaus plexippus）は北アメリカ北部の繁殖地とメキシコの山岳森林の越冬地との間を最大 4,800 km の多世代往復移動を行います。鮮やかなオレンジと黒の翅は幼虫時に食べたトウワタから得た毒性を捕食者に警告します。1990年代以降、繁殖地の消失、農薬、気候変動により越冬個体群が 80%以上減少し、絶滅危惧種に指定されています。