Beggar'S-Buttons vs Falkland Island fox

Arctium lappa compared with Dusicyon australis

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Falkland Island fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Falkland Island fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Arctium	Dusicyon
Species	Arctium lappa	Dusicyon australis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Falkland Island fox
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).

Falkland Island fox

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.