Beggar'S-Buttons vs eastern quoll

Arctium lappa compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	eastern quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Arctium	Dasyurus
Species	Arctium lappa	Dasyurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	eastern quoll
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).

eastern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.