Arctic Blue vs Cultivated radish

Agriades aquilo compared with Raphanus sativus

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Cultivated radish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Cultivated radish
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agriades	Raphanus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Raphanus sativus

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Cultivated radish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Cultivated radish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Cultivated radish

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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