Beggar'S-Buttons vs Nile Crocodile

Arctium lappa compared with Crocodylus niloticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Nile Crocodile
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Arctium	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Arctium lappa	Crocodylus niloticus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Nile Crocodile

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Nile Crocodile
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	70 years
Average Length	—	5.0 m
Average Weight	—	750.0 kg

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).

Nile Crocodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, and Tanzania.

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.