Asiatic elephant vs Clouded Apollo

Elephas maximus compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Clouded Apollo
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Proboscidea (장비목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Papilionidae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Parnassius
Species	Elephas maximus	Parnassius mnemosyne

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and Clouded Apollo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Clouded Apollo
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	60 years	—
Average Length	5.5 m	—
Average Weight	4.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Asiatic elephant

아시아코끼리(Elephas maximus)는 인도에서 인도네시아에 이르는 남아시아 및 동남아시아의 삼림과 초원에 서식하며, 더 작은 귀와 둥근 등, 코끝의 돌기 1개가 아프리카코끼리와 구별되는 특징입니다. 수천 년간 종교 의식과 노동에 활용되어 아시아 문화와 깊이 얽혀 있으나, 야생 개체 수가 5만 마리 미만으로 위기(EN) 종에 해당합니다.

Clouded Apollo

구름아폴로나비(Parnassius mnemosyne)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 준위협(NT) 종으로 분류됩니다. 위협 기준에 근접해 있으며, 보전 조치 없이는 취약해질 수 있는 개체군을 가집니다.