Beggar'S-Buttons vs Dogfish

Arctium lappa compared with Squalus suckleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	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 suckleyi

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	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).

Dogfish

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.