Beggar'S-Buttons vs Dwarf catshark

Arctium lappa compared with Asymbolus parvus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dwarf catshark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Arctium	Asymbolus
Species	Arctium lappa	Asymbolus parvus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dwarf catshark
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).

Dwarf catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.