Beggar'S Button vs Potto

Arctium minus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Beggar'S Button is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S Button	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lorisidae
Genus	Arctium	Perodicticus
Species	Arctium minus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Beggar'S Button

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S Button	Potto
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).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.