Balkan Maple vs Clouded Apollo

Acer hyrcanum compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Clouded Apollo
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Sapindaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Acer	Parnassius
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Parnassius mnemosyne

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Clouded Apollo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Maple

Habitat

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

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.

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) 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.

Clouded Apollo

Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) 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.