Beggar'S-Buttons vs Mudworm

Arctium lappa compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mudworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lumbricidae
Genus	Arctium	Aporrectodea
Species	Arctium lappa	Aporrectodea limicola

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mudworm
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).

Mudworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States