Bending Bittercress vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Cardamine flexuosa compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

  • Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bending Bittercress Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Brassicaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Cardamine Acraea
Species Cardamine flexuosa Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bending Bittercress Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bending Bittercress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bending Bittercress

The Bending Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

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