Pfeilwurz vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Maranta arundinacea compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pfeilwurz	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Marantaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Maranta	Acraea
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Pfeilwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pfeilwurz

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Pfeilwurz

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.