Clouded Apollo vs Green Sea Turtle

Parnassius mnemosyne compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Apollo	Green Sea Turtle
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)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Papilionidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Parnassius	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Parnassius mnemosyne	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Apollo and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Apollo	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 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.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Green Sea Turtle

绿海龟是最大的海龟之一。其名称源于软骨和脂肪的绿色，而非龟壳的颜色。