Beggar'S-Buttons vs Orange Polypore

Arctium lappa compared with Hapalopilus croceus

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Orange Polypore is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Orange Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Arctium	Hapalopilus
Species	Arctium lappa	Hapalopilus croceus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Orange Polypore

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Orange Polypore
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).

Orange Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.