Artemisia Swallowtail vs Da xióngmāo

Papilio machaon compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Artemisia Swallowtail is Least Concern while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artemisia Swallowtail	Da xióngmāo
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Papilionidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Papilio	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Papilio machaon	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Artemisia Swallowtail and Da xióngmāo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Artemisia Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artemisia Swallowtail	Da xióngmāo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Artemisia Swallowtail

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (39 countries), and North America (Canada).

Da xióngmāo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Artemisia Swallowtail

艾草凤蝶（Papilio machaon）是一种广泛分布于欧亚大陆和北美的大型凤蝶，翅膀黄色，具黑色条纹和蓝色点斑。其幼虫以伞形科植物及艾蒿类植物为食，保护状态为无危（LC）。

Da xióngmāo

大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）是中国特有的濒危动物，以其黑白相间的体色和几乎完全依赖竹子的食性而闻名于世。该物种保护状态为易危（VU），是国际野生动物保护的旗舰物种，其种群数量近年来有所回升。