Beggar'S-Buttons vs Rough ray

Arctium lappa compared with Raja radula

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Rough ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Rough 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)	Rajidae
Genus	Arctium	Raja
Species	Arctium lappa	Raja radula

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Rough ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Rough 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).

Rough 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.