Beggar'S-Buttons vs Sly Crayfish

Arctium lappa compared with Procambarus versutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sly Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cambaridae
Genus	Arctium	Procambarus
Species	Arctium lappa	Procambarus versutus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Sly Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sly Crayfish
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).

Sly Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.