Beggar'S-Buttons vs Scarce Widow

Arctium lappa compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Scarce Widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Arctium	Dingana
Species	Arctium lappa	Dingana fraterna

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Scarce Widow
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).

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.