Beggar'S-Buttons vs Dung Cannon

Arctium lappa compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Arctium	Pilobolus
Species	Arctium lappa	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dung Cannon
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).

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), 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.