Broad-bordered Acraea vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Acraea anemosa compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

  • Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea Sowerby's keeled slug
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) Milacidae
Genus Acraea Tandonia
Species Acraea anemosa Tandonia sowerbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-bordered Acraea and Sowerby's keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea Sowerby's keeled slug
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 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.

Sowerby's keeled slug

No description available.

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