Beggar'S-Buttons vs Mexican Flameknee

Arctium lappa compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Theraphosidae
Genus	Arctium	Brachypelma
Species	Arctium lappa	Brachypelma auratum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mexican Flameknee
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).

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.