Arctic daisy vs glacier buttercup

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Ranunculus glacialis

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while glacier buttercup is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	glacier buttercup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Ranunculus
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Ranunculus glacialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and glacier buttercup share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

glacier buttercup

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	glacier buttercup
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.

glacier buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway