Beggar'S-Buttons vs Plain Martin

Arctium lappa compared with Riparia paludicola

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Plain Martin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Plain Martin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hirundinidae
Genus	Arctium	Riparia
Species	Arctium lappa	Riparia paludicola

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Plain Martin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Plain Martin
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).

Plain Martin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden