Broad-bordered Acraea vs chicken mite

Acraea anemosa compared with Dermanyssus gallinae

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while chicken mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	chicken mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Dermanyssidae
Genus	Acraea	Dermanyssus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Dermanyssus gallinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and chicken mite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	chicken mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

chicken mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

chicken mite

The chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) is a species in the genus Dermanyssus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.