Arctic Blue vs intermediate oak fern

Agriades aquilo compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Agriades	Gymnocarpium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	intermediate oak fern
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.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway