Beggar'S-Buttons vs marbled lungfish

Arctium lappa compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	marbled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Protopteridae
Genus	Arctium	Protopterus
Species	Arctium lappa	Protopterus aethiopicus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	marbled lungfish
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 lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.