Beggar'S-Buttons vs Marsh tick

Arctium lappa compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Marsh tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ixodidae
Genus	Arctium	Ixodes
Species	Arctium lappa	Ixodes apronophorus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Marsh tick
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).

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.