Beggar'S-Buttons vs Flea

Arctium lappa compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pulicidae
Genus	Arctium	Ctenocephalides
Species	Arctium lappa	Ctenocephalides canis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Flea
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).

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States