Beggar'S-Buttons vs Forest Lamb

Arctium lappa compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Arctium	Albatrellus
Species	Arctium lappa	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Forest Lamb
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).

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States