Beggar'S-Buttons vs Cat'S Ear

Arctium lappa compared with Hypochaeris radicata

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Cat'S Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cat'S Ear
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arctium	Hypochaeris
Species	Arctium lappa	Hypochaeris radicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Cat'S Ear share a common ancestor at the Family level: Asteraceae. (Daisy Family)

View Family: Asteraceae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Cat'S Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cat'S Ear
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).

Cat'S Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Cat'S Ear

The Cat'S Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) is a species in the genus Hypochaeris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.