Beggar'S-Buttons vs Java stingaree

Arctium lappa compared with Urolophus javanicus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Java stingaree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Java stingaree
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Urolophidae
Genus	Arctium	Urolophus
Species	Arctium lappa	Urolophus javanicus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Java stingaree
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).

Java stingaree

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.