Beggar'S-Buttons vs Big Skate

Arctium lappa compared with Leucoraja ocellata

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Big Skate is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Big Skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rajidae
Genus	Arctium	Leucoraja
Species	Arctium lappa	Leucoraja ocellata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Big Skate

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Big Skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S-Buttons

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Big Skate

Beggar'S-Buttons

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Big Skate

The Big Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) is a species in the genus Leucoraja. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.