Beggar'S-Buttons vs Socotra Starling

Arctium lappa compared with Onychognathus frater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Socotra Starling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sturnidae
Genus	Arctium	Onychognathus
Species	Arctium lappa	Onychognathus frater

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Socotra Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Socotra Starling
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).

Socotra Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic 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.