Arctic Blue vs red-spotted toad

Agriades aquilo compared with Anaxyrus punctatus

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while red-spotted toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	red-spotted toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Amphibia (amfibiler)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Anura (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)
Family	Lycaenidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Agriades	Anaxyrus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Anaxyrus punctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and red-spotted toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

red-spotted toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	red-spotted toad
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.

red-spotted toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.