Broad-bordered Acraea vs Creeping Spikemoss

Acraea anemosa compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Acraea	Selaginella
Species	Acraea anemosa	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Creeping Spikemoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and United States.

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.