Beggar'S-Buttons vs Longhead cat shark

Arctium lappa compared with Apristurus longicephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Longhead cat shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Arctium	Apristurus
Species	Arctium lappa	Apristurus longicephalus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Longhead cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Longhead cat 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).

Longhead cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.