Beggar'S-Buttons vs marbled crayfish

Arctium lappa compared with Procambarus virginalis

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while marbled crayfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	marbled crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cambaridae
Genus	Arctium	Procambarus
Species	Arctium lappa	Procambarus virginalis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

marbled crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	marbled crayfish
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 crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (4 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan