Acute-leaved Dandelion vs Arctic Blue

Taraxacum acutifrons compared with Agriades aquilo

Key Differences

• Acute-leaved Dandelion is Not Evaluated while Arctic Blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acute-leaved Dandelion	Arctic Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Agriades
Species	Taraxacum acutifrons	Agriades aquilo

Conservation Status

Acute-leaved Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acute-leaved Dandelion	Arctic Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acute-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arctic Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Acute-leaved Dandelion

The Acute-leaved Dandelion (Taraxacum acutifrons) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arctic Blue

The Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo) is a species in the genus Agriades. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden