Beggar'S-Buttons vs dooryard sowbug

Arctium lappa compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Arctium	Porcellio
Species	Arctium lappa	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	dooryard sowbug
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).

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.