Beggar'S-Buttons vs Darkfoot Greyling

Arctium lappa compared with Tephrocybe fuscipes

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Darkfoot Greyling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Darkfoot Greyling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Arctium	Tephrocybe
Species	Arctium lappa	Tephrocybe fuscipes

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Darkfoot Greyling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Darkfoot Greyling
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).

Darkfoot Greyling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.