Arctic Blue vs Duckweed

Agriades aquilo compared with Lemna perpusilla

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Alismatales (택사목)
Family	Lycaenidae	Araceae
Genus	Agriades	Lemna
Species	Agriades aquilo	Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Duckweed
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.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.