Arctic Blue vs Ferny Azolla

Agriades aquilo compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Paku air)
Family	Lycaenidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Agriades	Azolla
Species	Agriades aquilo	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Arctic Blue

The Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo) is a species in the genus Agriades. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.