alpine pussytoes vs Clouded Apollo

Antennaria alpina compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Clouded Apollo
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Papilionidae
Genus	Antennaria	Parnassius
Species	Antennaria alpina	Parnassius mnemosyne

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Clouded Apollo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Clouded Apollo

O apolo-nublado (Parnassius mnemosyne) está classificado como Quase Ameaçado (NT) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Próximo de se qualificar como ameaçado, com populações que podem tornar-se vulneráveis sem medidas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden