Broad-bordered Acraea vs Rizinus

Acraea anemosa compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Rizinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Acraea	Ricinus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Rizinus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

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.

Rizinus

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi