Clouded Apollo vs Dromedary Camel

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	Dromedary Camel
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)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Papilionidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Parnassius	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

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.

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Clouded Apollo

云彩绢蝶（Parnassius mnemosyne）在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危（NT）。接近受威胁标准，若无保护行动，种群可能变得脆弱。

Dromedary Camel

单峰驼是仅有一个驼峰的骆驼，距今已有超过4000年的驯化历史。驼峰储存的是脂肪，而非水分。