Matum vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Aegle marmelos compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

  • Matum is Near Threatened while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Matum Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Insecta (แมลง)
Order Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ) Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family Rutaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Aegle Acraea
Species Aegle marmelos Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Matum

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.

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.

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