Beggar'S-Buttons vs Scrub Hare

Arctium lappa compared with Lepus saxatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Scrub Hare
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus Arctium Lepus
Species Arctium lappa Lepus saxatilis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Scrub Hare
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).

Scrub Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Scrub Hare

No description available.

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