Broad-bordered Acraea vs Waved Albatross

Acraea anemosa compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Diomedeidae
Genus	Acraea	Phoebastria
Species	Acraea anemosa	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Waved Albatross
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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.