Beggar'S-Buttons vs flat millipede

Arctium lappa compared with Polydesmus angustus

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while flat millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	flat millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Polydesmidae
Genus	Arctium	Polydesmus
Species	Arctium lappa	Polydesmus angustus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	flat millipede
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).

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.