Beggar'S-Buttons vs Roughskin Dogfish

Arctium lappa compared with Cirrhigaleus asper

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Roughskin Dogfish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Roughskin Dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Squalidae
Genus	Arctium	Cirrhigaleus
Species	Arctium lappa	Cirrhigaleus asper

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Roughskin Dogfish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Roughskin Dogfish
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).

Roughskin Dogfish

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.