Beggar'S-Buttons vs Cuban dogfish

Arctium lappa compared with Squalus cubensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cuban dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Squalidae
Genus	Arctium	Squalus
Species	Arctium lappa	Squalus cubensis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Cuban dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cuban dogfish
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).

Cuban dogfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.