Beggar'S Button vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Arctium minus compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S Button Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Cricetidae
Genus Arctium Phyllotis
Species Arctium minus Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Beggar'S Button

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S Button Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S Button

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Beggar'S Button

The Beggar'S Button (Arctium minus) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

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