Beggar'S-Buttons vs Maple Prominent

Arctium lappa compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Maple Prominent is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Maple Prominent
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Notodontidae
Genus	Arctium	Ptilodon
Species	Arctium lappa	Ptilodon cucullina

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Maple Prominent
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).

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden