Arctic daisy vs painted ray

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Raja microocellata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	painted ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rajidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Raja
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Raja microocellata

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

painted ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	painted 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.

painted ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark. 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.