Beggar'S-Buttons vs Pepeke

Arctium lappa compared with Oxynotus bruniensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Pepeke
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Oxynotidae
Genus	Arctium	Oxynotus
Species	Arctium lappa	Oxynotus bruniensis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Pepeke

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Pepeke
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).

Pepeke

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.