Beggar'S-Buttons vs Finspot ray

Arctium lappa compared with Raja cervigoni

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Finspot ray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Finspot ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rajidae
Genus	Arctium	Raja
Species	Arctium lappa	Raja cervigoni

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Finspot ray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Finspot ray
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).

Finspot ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.