Arctic daisy vs Cosmopolitan Springtail

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Entomobrya nivalis

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Entomobryidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Entomobrya
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Entomobrya nivalis

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Cosmopolitan Springtail
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.

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States