Beggar'S-Buttons vs Red Balau

Arctium lappa compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Red Balau
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Arctium	Shorea
Species	Arctium lappa	Shorea collina

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Red Balau share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Red Balau
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).

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.