Broad-bordered Acraea vs Red Abalone

Acraea anemosa compared with Haliotis rufescens

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Red Abalone is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Red Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Haliotidae
Genus	Acraea	Haliotis
Species	Acraea anemosa	Haliotis rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Red Abalone

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Red Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Red Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, China, Norway, Peru, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.