Beggar'S-Buttons vs Halberd shark

Arctium lappa compared with Pristiophorus japonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Halberd shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pristiophoriformes (Pristiophoriformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pristiophoridae
Genus	Arctium	Pristiophorus
Species	Arctium lappa	Pristiophorus japonicus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Halberd shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Halberd shark
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).

Halberd shark

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.