Acara Acraea vs floating crystalwort

Acraea acara compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Acara Acraea is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acara Acraea	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Acraea	Riccia
Species	Acraea acara	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Acara Acraea

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acara Acraea	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acara Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Acara Acraea

The Acara Acraea (Acraea acara) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Habitat records describe it as occurring in diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.