Beggar'S-Buttons vs Lesser guitarfish

Arctium lappa compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Lesser guitarfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Arctium	Zapteryx
Species	Arctium lappa	Zapteryx brevirostris

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lesser guitarfish
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).

Lesser guitarfish

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.