Arctic daisy vs Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Bassariscus astutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Arctanthemum	Bassariscus
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Bassariscus astutus

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
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.

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.