Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ridged Ear Abalone

Arctium lappa compared with Haliotis scalaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Ridged Ear Abalone
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Haliotidae
Genus Arctium Haliotis
Species Arctium lappa Haliotis scalaris

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Ear Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Ridged Ear Abalone
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).

Ridged Ear Abalone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.

Ridged Ear Abalone

No description available.

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