Acara Acraea vs White Cheese Polypore

Acraea acara compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acara Acraea	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Tyromyces
Species	Acraea acara	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Acara Acraea

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acara Acraea	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acara Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.