ambatch vs Mountain Argus

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	Mountain Argus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Aricia
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Aricia montensis

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambatch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar and Senegal.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

ambatch

The Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) is a species in the genus Aeschynomene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af