Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ray

Arctium lappa compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Arctium	Atlantoraja
Species	Arctium lappa	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ray
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).

Ray

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.