Beggar'S-Buttons vs Crescent-chested Puffbird

Arctium lappa compared with Malacoptila striata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Crescent-chested Puffbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bucconidae
Genus	Arctium	Malacoptila
Species	Arctium lappa	Malacoptila striata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Crescent-chested Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Crescent-chested Puffbird
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).

Crescent-chested Puffbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.