Beggar'S-Buttons vs Scrub Kauri

Arctium lappa compared with Agathis ovata

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Scrub Kauri is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Scrub Kauri
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Braconidae
Genus	Arctium	Agathis
Species	Arctium lappa	Agathis ovata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Kauri

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Scrub Kauri
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 Kauri

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.