Broad-bordered Acraea vs mucronate screw moss

Acraea anemosa compared with Tortula mucronifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while mucronate screw moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	mucronate screw moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Tortula
Species	Acraea anemosa	Tortula mucronifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

mucronate screw moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	mucronate screw moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

mucronate screw moss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.