Broad-bordered Acraea vs Rat tail grass

Acraea anemosa compared with Sporobolus elongatus

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Rat tail grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Rat tail grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acraea	Sporobolus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Sporobolus elongatus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Rat tail grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Rat tail grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Rat tail grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu).

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.