Broad-bordered Acraea vs girdled snail

Acraea anemosa compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hygromiidae
Genus	Acraea	Hygromia
Species	Acraea anemosa	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and girdled snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	girdled snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.