Clouded Apollo vs Long-tailed Sylph

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Aves (chim)
Order	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Apodiformes (Bộ Yến)
Family	Papilionidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Parnassius	Aglaiocercus
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Long-tailed Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	Long-tailed Sylph
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.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Long-tailed Sylph

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway