Beggar'S-Buttons vs Phallic Catshark

Arctium lappa compared with Galeus priapus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Phallic Catshark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Arctium	Galeus
Species	Arctium lappa	Galeus priapus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Phallic Catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Phallic Catshark
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).

Phallic Catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.