Beggar'S-Buttons vs Dart Squid

Arctium lappa compared with Lolliguncula diomedeae

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Dart Squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dart Squid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Myopsida (Myopsida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Loliginidae
Genus	Arctium	Lolliguncula
Species	Arctium lappa	Lolliguncula diomedeae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Dart Squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dart Squid
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).

Dart Squid

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Chile.

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.