Beggar'S-Buttons vs Filetail cat shark

Arctium lappa compared with Parmaturus xaniurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Filetail cat shark
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 Parmaturus
Species Arctium lappa Parmaturus xaniurus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Filetail cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Filetail cat shark
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).

Filetail cat shark

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.

Filetail cat shark

No description available.

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