Beggar'S-Buttons vs Marbled catshark

Arctium lappa compared with Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Marbled catshark
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Elasmobranchii
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Hemiscylliidae
Genus Arctium Hemiscyllium
Species Arctium lappa Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Marbled catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Marbled catshark
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).

Marbled catshark

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.

Marbled catshark

No description available.

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