African amaranth vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Amaranthus muricatus compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• African amaranth is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African amaranth	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amaranthus	Acraea
Species	Amaranthus muricatus	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

African amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African amaranth	Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African amaranth

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

African amaranth

The African amaranth (Amaranthus muricatus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.