Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ocellated Piculet

Arctium lappa compared with Picumnus dorbignyanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ocellated Piculet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Picidae
Genus	Arctium	Picumnus
Species	Arctium lappa	Picumnus dorbignyanus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ocellated Piculet
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).

Ocellated Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.