Beggar'S-Buttons vs field slug

Arctium lappa compared with Deroceras agreste

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	field slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Arctium	Deroceras
Species	Arctium lappa	Deroceras agreste

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	field slug
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).

field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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.