Beggar'S-Buttons vs roan antelope

Arctium lappa compared with Hippotragus equinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons roan antelope
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Arctium Hippotragus
Species Arctium lappa Hippotragus equinus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

roan antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons roan antelope
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).

roan antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.

roan antelope

No description available.

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