Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ghost skate

Arctium lappa compared with Rajella dissimilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Ghost skate
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 Rajella
Species Arctium lappa Rajella dissimilis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ghost skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Ghost skate
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).

Ghost skate

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.

Ghost skate

No description available.

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