Broad-bordered Acraea vs

Acraea anemosa compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class Insecta (Insects) Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Acanthoecidae
Genus Acraea Stephanoeca
Species Acraea anemosa Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.

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