Arctic daisy vs Butterfly ray

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Gymnura crebripunctata

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Butterfly ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Butterfly ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Gymnuridae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Gymnura
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Gymnura crebripunctata

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Butterfly ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Butterfly ray

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Butterfly ray

The Butterfly ray (Gymnura crebripunctata) is a species in the genus Gymnura. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.