Broad-bordered Acraea vs Chinaroot

Acraea anemosa compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Dioscoreales (薯蓣目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acraea	Dioscorea
Species	Acraea anemosa	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.